From: Barb Beck <>
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> I have NEVER used sticky labels. Was warned when I started putting
> things on CD by people concerned with data preservation at the
> University of Alberta to never use the things. Even for CDs which I
> make for my students. They do not stand up well and apparently with
> some wear or humidity can make the CD unbalanced even when the thing in
> on the disc properly. This becomes a problem apparently in some cheaper
> players which the students tend to use. So instead of a nice label
> people have to try to decipher my scratchy handwriting but tough - at
> least they have the most durable thing I can give them.
The other reason for not using sticky labels is they can peel off into
the CD mechanism. Or the glue end up on the laser. This would really be
a problem with slot loading CD players.
Walt
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