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Hi all, Heard a similar story on NPR last week. > Great to see this in the popular media! Except that it perpetuates the myth that not using labels or writing on CD’s is the way to preserve digital information. Were it so simple. Margaret Margaret Hedstrom Principal Investigator, Sustainable Environment - Actionable Data (SEAD) Professor School of Information, University of Michigan (734) 647-3582 On Aug 28, 2014, at 8:43 AM, Kimberly A. Schroeder <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Good morning all! > > CBS This Morning is currently running a story on preserving CDs. They were at the Library of Congress lab and the story was titled "Destroy to Preserve". > > It is not on their website yet, but keep your eyes open! They gave some helpful hints about not using labels and not writing on CDs. They also showed how conservators are testing longevity via aging tests. > > Great to see this in the popular media! > > Best, > > > Kim Schroeder > Coordinator, Archival Program > Lecturer and Career Advisor > Wayne State University > School of Library and Information Science > Faculty Advisor for National Digital Stewardship Alliance > http://wsustudentndsa.wordpress.com/ > [log in to unmask] > 313 577-9783 > Career Advising Page > http://students.slis.wayne.edu/students/planning.php