Yes, I’m thinking low cost derivates for storage understanding that technology is meant to be short term. I very much appreciate the knowledge. Allison 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 Peter Krogh Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2014 3:03 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [NDSA-ALL] Story on CBS News Kara, I think that most of us would recommend magnetic storage over optical for primary storage. Optical can be a good part of a backup plan, especially good quality optical like the m-disc or MAM-A. (I am pleased to see that the m-disc now comes in Blu-ray, which makes it more workable.) This has long been a pillar of 3-2-1 Backup (3 copies, 2 media types, 1 stored offsite.) It may also be useful for archived data, as long as one is mindful of the "tech debt" one is incurring in future migrations. This landscape is changing, with good low-cost cloud and very high-capacity spinning disk, but "archival" optical has not yet become obsolete. Magnetic media requires more frequent migration and verification, as well as a typically higher operating costs. I'd also point out that optical is a part of some very wealthy and sophisticated operations. In the last year Facebook has announced that it has built large cold storage on optical disc arrays. http://www.pcworld.com/article/2092420/facebook-puts-10000-bluray-discs-in-lowpower-storage-system.html And some people speculate that Amazon Glacier is built on optical storage. http://storagemojo.com/2014/04/25/amazons-glacier-secret-bdxl/ Not cut and dried, I think. In the end, storage is a process, not a place you put stuff. Optical can be part of that process. Peter This is just my $0.02, but I assume that the NSDA is fairly unified on this topic. Perhaps I’m wrong. In any case, I would not recommend gold DVDs or any optical discs for that matter, for the long or short term. Thanks, Kara Kara Van Malssen AVPreserve 350 7th Ave., Suite 1605 New York, NY 10001 office: 917-475-9630 x 2 mobile: 917-842-9586 http://www.avpreserve.com<http://www.avpreserve.com/> facebook.com/avpreserve<http://facebook.com/avpreserve> twitter.com/avpreserve<http://twitter.com/avpreserve> On Aug 28, 2014, at 12:59 PM, Allison Munsell <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> www.albanyinstitute.org<http://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]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 313 577-9783 Career Advising Page http://students.slis.wayne.edu/students/planning.php Peter Krogh Author, The DAM Book Now available in PDF at www.theDAMbook.com<http://www.theDAMbook.com> Multi-Catalog workflow with Lightroom 5 - Available now Organizing Your Photos with Lightroom 5 - Available now ________________________________