[ARSCLIST] Thinner CD-R cases?; Archiving Temperatures?; CD-R Case Labelling?

[Robert Brian Levy <xernaut@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello everyone,

I am writing with a few more questions about our archiving work in
Okahoma:

1.  Do you guys have any specific advice about the possibility of
using the new super thin cases for storing CDs?
As we see it the plus would be that they are thinner, so we can probably
store about twice as many in the same space.
The minus might be any off-gassing, as well as that they may be a bit
flimsy.

If you are aware of any specific brand of thinner CD-R cases, and where
we could purchase them, would you please also let us know?

Or should we just stick with the thicker, harder regular jewel
cases?

Alternatively, what about archiving CD-R's in Tyvex sleeves?


2.  What do you all think is the risk involved in allowing the
temperature to fluctuate in our office where we are storing many of our
archival digital and analog recodings between 66 degrees (low winter
temp) and 80 degrees (high summer temperature)?
The cooling costs are exhorbitant and I'm assuming that the old analogue
tapes and the new CD materials (as well as the computer equipment) are
not too adversely effected by the temperature changes.  Is that
true, given this range of about 66-80 degrees Fahrenheit?

3.  Do you have any specific suggestion for labels on jewel
cases?
What we are using now don't seem to stay stuck very well...

Thank you once again for any and all advice and suggestions.

Best,

       Brian Levy

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Robert Brian Levy

Executive Director
Kiwat Hasinay Foundation

KHF 
c/o Charlene Wright
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Binger, OK 73009  USA

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