NEW:
December 9, 2004 - Stability
Study of Optical Discs (pdf)
Our
current focus is on DVDs
Our
goal:
- Work with industry
efforts to improve reliability and interoperability with optical discs.
- Work with US Government
agencies' efforts in using optical discs as a storage or preservation
medium.
- Help anyone concerned
with perserving data on optical media.
Our
laboratory is equipped with the following:
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DVD Compatibility testing
This
study is in collaboration with the Optical Storage Technology Association
(OSTA)
and DVD Association (DVDA).
A phase 1 methodology to test for DVD drive and media compatibility has
been implemented and results show the variation within the existing market
installed base of drives.
The result is available via NIST Special Publication 500-254, October 2003, or
Download PDF - 23 pages (753KB)
Phase 2 will focus
on more current drives and include other variables.
Contact: Oliver
Slattery, 301-975-4281
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Care and Handling Guide for the Preservation of CDs and DVDs
A joint Council
on Library and Information Resources (CLIR)
and NIST project.
Except for the cover and some of the introduction, the content in both the NIST
and CLIR publications is the same.
NIST
Special Publication
500-252, October 2003, Final
Final
PDF version - 50 pages (1.24 MB file)
CLIR
Final PDF and Web versions available at CLIR's web site
NIST
Quick One-Page Reference from the Guide
1. PDF - 1 page (294 KB file)
2. Web version - 1 page
Contact:
Fred
Byers, 301-975-2909
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Archival
grade discs
Our goal is to work
with the industry and user community to develop a standard methodology
for determining archival quality grade discs. Part of our user community
effort is working through the Government Information Preservation Working
Group.
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