[ARSCLIST] Survey of audio archiving storage strategies?

[WIlliam McQuay <wjm93@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Does anyone know if a survey looking at digital audio archiving  
strategies has been conducted recently?

At the Macaulay Library, DVD's of 96/24 AIFF files form our primary  
digital storage media. We create both a Master and Safety DVD. We  
also store a copy of the 96/24 Hi-res files on our SANS. Some suggest  
that we should consider the Hi-res files stored on our SANS as our  
primary archive (not an opinion I share.) The choice of either  
storage media as primary may seem insignificant but it does affect  
our workflow.

If anyone knows of a survey that deals with this topic or would like  
to share their own strategies, I would appreciate hearing about it.

Thanks,

Bill


William McQuay
wjm93@xxxxxxxxxxx
Supervising Audio Engineer
Macaulay Library
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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