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Christina, You should download the NIST Special Report - Care and Handling Guide for the Preservation of CDs and DVDs (see: http://www.itl.nist.gov/div895/carefordisc/ Pg. 16 gives you a chart and detailed info on the requirements. Lance Watsky Preservation & Media Specialist The Georgia Archives 5800 Jonesboro Road Morrow, GA 30260 678-364-3764 (phone) 678-364-3860 (fax) [log in to unmask] www.GeorgiaArchives.org -----Original Message----- From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Christina Hostetter Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 11:04 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [ARSCLIST] Temperature Requirements for CDs and digital media Can anyone tell me what, if any optimal conditions are required for CDs and digital media? I know there are specific temperature requirements for magnetic media and film but I don't know if there are any conclusive recommendations for digital formats. Is there an answer to this question? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Christina J. Hostetter Archivist/Research Librarian Eric Friedheim Library at the National Press Club 529 14th Street, NW Washington, DC 20045 Tel: (202) 662-7523 Fax: (202) 879-6725 www.press.org/library/archives ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~