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Accelerated Aging Studies and the Prediction of the Archival Lifetime of Optical Disk Media - (requires Acrobat Reader) David E. Nikles and John M. Wiest (University of Alabama), March 2000
AV Media Matters Mailing List - moderated discussion list about Audio Visual Media (i.e. Audio Tape, Video Tape, DVD), from new trends in media types, to how to care for your older media, to specific problems you may be having
Care and Handling of Computer Magnetic Storage Media (book) - S.B. Geller, NBS Special Publication, 1983
Care of Archival Compact Disks - (requires Acrobat Reader) National Park Service Museum Management Program, Conserve O Gram, September 1996
Care of Archival Digital and Magnetic Media - (requires Acrobat Reader) National Park Service Museum Management Program, Conserve O Gram, September 1996
CD Media Longevity Misrepresented in US News & World Report - Katherine Cochrane, CD-Info Company, 1998
CD-R Media Longevity - CD-Info Company, 1998
Cylinder, Disc and Tape Care in a Nutshell - Library of Congress
Electronic Storage Media - annotated link list from Conservation Online (CoOL)
How long do CD-Rs and CD-RWs last? - CD-Recordable Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Long-Term Usability of Optical Media: National Archives and Records Administration and the Long-Term Usability of Optical Media for Federal Records: Three Critical Problem Areas
Magnetic Tape Storage and Handling: A Guide for Libraries and Archives - John Van Bogart, June 1995
National Media Lab - (available through the Internet Archive)
Magnetic Media Preservation: Selected Bibliography - Mark Roosa, Library of Congress, October 1990
Measures of CD-R Longevity - Jerome L. Hartke, Media Sciences, July 2001
Northeast Document Conservation Center - nonprofit that primarily focuses on paper and photograph conservation but also addresses issues of digital imaging and preservation

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