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We much prefer the m-disc (see http://www.mdisc.com/). While there is still the ever-present risk from technological obsolescence with optical media, the data on the media appears to be quite stable, persistent, and uncorrupted (no bit loss) when using m-disc, so it saves us from a few migration cycles. The disc manufacturing process is different from other DVDs, and it also writes it differently, requiring a drive that supports it for writing (e.g. LG drives natively support it), but can be read by any DVD drive. On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 10:59 AM, Allison Munsell < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi All, > > > > I’m assuming Archival Gold DVD’s are still the choice for longevity? > > > > *Allison Munsell* > > Digitization Specialist, Rights & Reproduction > > Albany Institute of History & Art > 125 Washington Avenue > Albany, NY 12210 > T: (518) 463-4478 ext. 424 > F: (518) 463-5506 > [log in to unmask] > www.albanyinstitute.org > > > > > > *From:* The NDSA organization list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On > Behalf Of *Margaret Hedstrom > *Sent:* Thursday, August 28, 2014 12:12 PM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Re: [NDSA-ALL] Story on CBS News > > > > 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 > > >