Dear All,
Does anyone have any experience of the curation of data written to CDs?
I work for an archaeological contracting unit, where data is constantly
being produced: (paper and digital records).
It has been decided by management to introduce writing to CD as a short term
measure, to reduce pressure on our internal server. However, my concerns are
that the long-term implications have not been considered, and I would
welcome any comments/ suggestions/ practical advice......
As original documentation and post-fieldwork documentation (the site
archive) are ultimately deposited with associated finds at the relevant
museum, and hard copies of digitally produced data are incorporated within
internally published site reports, and also deposited with the site archive,
the process of writing to CD could be regarded as a back-up measure (?)
Many thanks!
Karen Muldoon
Archive/ Records Supervisor
Birmingham University Field Archaeology Unit
(BUFAU)
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