What is it about?

This paper examines the resistance of electronic storage media such as CDs, DVDs, Blu-rays, VHS tapes, floppy diskettes, and flash media.

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Why is it important?

Knowing the stability of media in water helps institutions devise disaster recovery plans. The most vulnerable items can be identified and recovered first.

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This is very little information about the stability of electronic storage media in water. This paper provides some useful information in this area.

Joe Iraci
Rogers Communications Inc

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This page is a summary of: The Soaking Resistance of Electronic Storage Media, Restaurator International Journal for the Preservation of Library and Archival Material, January 2017, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1515/res-2016-0002.
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