Publication on stability of optical discs

Recent US National Institute of Standards and Technology research
mission on identifying quality CD and DVD media for archiving:
    <URL:http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/
        techbeat/tb2004_1208.htm#cddvd>

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A copy of the research paper (O. Slattery, R. Lu, J. Zheng, F.
Byers, and X. Tang "Stability Comparison of Recordable Optical Discs
A Study of Error Rates in Harsh Conditions," /NIST Journal of
Research/, Sept./Oct. 2004 ) and further information on the working
group are available at <URL:http://www.itl.nist.gov/div895/gipwg/>.

Jonathan Kemp
Sculpture Conservator
London


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