>correct environmental conditions that provide optimum lifetimes. They
>included pictures of piles of 9-track tapes of LANDSAT data, some of the
>stacks were used to block open the door to the tape library. Humidity and
>heat are big problems for tape.
I don't know if they still do, but back in '93 there was a building on the
WNY in DC that had a simular problem. BUT the problem was punch cards. Do
you have any idea how *bad* punch cards can smell if they draw moisoture
and start havning a mildew problem?
>. Effects of Humidity on Life Expectancy of Media. Long-Term Preservation of
>Dig <http://www.safesupplies.com/article1.html>
> Long-Term Preservation of Digital Materials. Dr. John W.C. Van
>Bogart National Media Laboratory. Presented at the National Preservation
>Office (NPO)...
BINGO!!! This isn't the article I'd read before, but the one I'd read was
on the NML web site (which appears to no longer exist sadly). However,
this one contains a lot of info the other didn't. Thank You!
Of course, now that I remember that it's the NML....
Here is another link to add to you're list (you can order it or read it online)
http://www.clir.org/pubs/abstract/pub54.html
Actually thier whole pub list looks rather interesting.
http://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/reports.html
Ah, they're the Council on Library and Information Resources.
Zane
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Received on Fri Mar 31 2000 - 12:34:34 BST