CDs and DVDs for long-term achival storage

September 11, 2003 | Source: KurzweilAI

Computer scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are launching an effort to develop specifications for “archival quality” CD and DVD media that agencies could use to ensure the procurement of sufficiently robust media for their long-term archiving needs (i.e., 50 years and longer).

NIST press release: From Movies to Minutia: DVDs Eyed for Archival Uses