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Interactive Multimedia on CD-ROM: Experiments With Risk Assessment
Jimenez, Mona (Date Created: 01 Jul 2008) (United States of America)
This paper discusses collection and item level assessments of CD-ROMs, multimedia titles held in the Avery Fisher Center for Music and Media in the Elmer Holmes Bobst Library at New York University as part of the Moving Image Archiving and Preservation Program. Strategies discussed include viewing works in their native environments, grouping titles with similar preservation needs, dependencies of early multimedia, and development of appropriate preservation workflows.
http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla74/papers/084-Jimenez-en.pdf
World Library and Information Congress: 74th IFLA General Conference and Council, Quebec, 10-14 Aug 2008
Long-Term Accessibility of Packaged Digital Publications (NDL Research Report No. 6)
National Diet Library (Date Created: Mar 2006) (Japan)
This report details studies undertaken in 2003 and 2004 at the National Diet Library to investigate long term access and usability of CD Roms. The later study evaluated emulation and migration tests.
http://www.ndl.go.jp/en/aboutus/preservation_02_01_2006.html
Risks Associated with the Use of Recordable CDs and DVDs as Reliable Storage Media in Archival Collections : Strategies and Alternatives
Bradley, Kevin (Date Created: Sep 2006)
This document builds a section of the 2004 publication Guidelines on the Production and Preservation of Digital Audio Objects. The document details the measures necessary to ensure reliability when using CDs and DVDs as preservation media for data generally. It includes information on recording reliable data on optical discs, reproduction of optical disc media, optical disc standards and optical disc testers.
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001477/147782E.pdf

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Organisations and Websites

CD Information Center
The CD-Info Company (Regularly Updated) (United States of America)
This site has information and links provided by the CD-Info Company and includes a glossary and a "technology overview".
http://www.cd-info.com/

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Policies, Strategies & Guidelines

New Caring for CDs and DVDs
Finch, Lorraine; Webster, John (Date Created: Jul 2008) (United Kingdom)
This leaflet (15 p.) provides an overview of care for CDs and DVDs describing the physical structure and risks associated with environmental factors, handling and storage, and dealing with obsolescence.
ISBN: 9780712350112
http://www.bl.uk/services/npo/pdf/cd.pdf
Digital Physical Media and Device Project : CD and DVD Archiving : Quick Reference Guide for Care and Handling
NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) Digital Media Group (Date Created: 10 Feb 2004) (United States of America)
A brief list of recommendations made by computer scientists at NIST in order to maximize longevity for CDs and DVDs, including general recommendations for long-term storage conditions.
http://www.itl.nist.gov/iad/894.05/docs/disccare.html
Risks Associated with the Use of Recordable CDs and DVDs as Reliable Storage Media in Archival Collections : Strategies and Alternatives
Bradley, Kevin (Date Created: Sep 2006)
This document builds a section of the 2004 publication Guidelines on the Production and Preservation of Digital Audio Objects. The document details the measures necessary to ensure reliability when using CDs and DVDs as preservation media for data generally. It includes information on recording reliable data on optical discs, reproduction of optical disc media, optical disc standards and optical disc testers.
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001477/147782E.pdf

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Broader Topic: Optical disks

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