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Bill, here is a note from Mark McFarland re this question. --Harold >>For digital projects, are master files (i.e. large high-res files) retained l Yes, we do retain master files. >>If so, are these files stored on disk, or written off to CD, DVD, tape? We store masters on netapps filers and on dlt. >>Are you compressing these files ... using what? We are not compressing these files...although this may change as we acquire more digital video and audio. >>What level of storage do you currently maintain, and what are the >>immediate plans for We currently have 7 terabytes of storage on netapps filers. Hope this helps ... >Colleagues, > >Here at Tennessee we seem to be expanding the amount of digital data >at an exponential rate. A TB of storage lasted about a year. We are >buying another 1.3 TB, knowing it may only get us through another 6 >months. And there is the corresponding need for our backup system to >keep up with all of this storage. This email is a reality-check for >us, if you could let us know the state of digital storage at your >institution. > >For digital projects, are master files (i.e. large high-res files) >retained long-term for preservation purposes? > >If so, are these files stored on disk, or written off to CD, DVD, tape? > >Are you compressing these files ... using what? > >What level of storage do you currently maintain, and what are the >immediate plans for purchase? > >thanks so much, > >Bill Britten >Professor and Head, Library Systems >647 Hodges Library, UTK, Knoxville, TN 37996-1000 >voice: 865-974-1082 fax: 865-974-0626 ><mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] -- Harold Billings Director of General Libraries The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 78713 [log in to unmask] Voice: 512-495-4350 FAX: 495-4347