Hello all,
As long as we are discussing the troubles with CDs I thought I would
mention the problems with sticky labels and felt tip pens. At the
Australian Wildlife Sound Recording Group conference I went to in Narooma
(in 2003) the archivist that gave us a nice presentation informed the group
about the troubles they had with stick-on labels and marking on the top of
the CD with felt tip pen. If a CD has no protective layer on top (like the
CDs made to be written on, or printed on with an ink-jet printer) there is
some chance that the data will be corrupted by the adhesive on the label,
or the ink from the pen. Ever since, I have followed his recommendation
that one only writes in the little clear ring at the very center where
there is no data. If I am using low cost media I put an ID number there and
that is all I need to know what is on the CD. I still use sticky labels for
my projects that go to schools where I am making them in large numbers, but
I don't use sticky labels anymore for my archived discs. I too will want to
go to better media after reading about the heat and light issues, but I
still think it wise to write only on the inner clear ring if that is enough
to do the ID job.
Greg Clark
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