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BS ISO 18938:2014

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Imaging materials. Optical discs. Care and handling for extended storage

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

30-09-2014

€254.76
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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Composition of optical discs
5 Failure mechanisms
6 Handling techniques
7 Identification
8 Contamination
9 Use environment
10 Transportation and shipping
11 Inspection
12 Cleaning and maintenance
13 Disasters
14 Disaster response
15 Staff training
16 Minimum handling requirements checklist
Annex A (informative) - Disc structure
Bibliography

Describes general principles for the care and handling of digital optical discs during use.

Committee
CPW/42
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 06/30155554 DC. (10/2008) Supersedes 13/30281524 DC. (09/2014)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
38
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

This International Standard establishes general principles for the care and handling of digital optical discs during use. It addresses the issues of physical integrity of the medium necessary to preserve access to the recorded data (information). This International Standard includes recommendations for handling procedures to maximize the effective life of optical discs. Faulty handling, packing and transporting techniques and methods often cause physical damage to the discs and to the content recorded thereon. Extending the longevity of optical discs requires the identification of appropriate handling methods, as well as well-developed and implemented training programs.

For the purposes of this International Standard, the term “optical disc” includes the families of compact disc (CD), digital versatile disc (DVD), high definition digital versatile disc (HD DVD) and Blu-ray disc (BD)1), and any hybrids of these families. The term “optical disc” also includes each type of disc within a family, including injection moulded [read-only memory (ROM)], dye-layer [recordable (R)] and phase change [rewritable (RW, RE), random access memory (RAM), and recordable (BD-R)] technologies.

While some of the recommendations in this International Standard (e.g. those for staff training) apply specifically to large-scale or long term usage, the basics of all recommendations in this International Standard are intended to be applied in circumstances where the desired result is long-term usage of the medium whether archival, commercial or personal.

This International Standard does not cover magneto-optical (MO) discs, laser discs (LD) or glass discs. At the time of writing, International Standards do not exist for HD DVD and Blu-ray discs. Nonetheless, it is believed that the recommendations in this International Standard for care and handling can equally apply to them. It is recognized that some of these requirements are not necessarily possible for the individual user to achieve.

The following are within the scope of this International Standard:

  • use and handling environments, including pollutants, temperature and humidity and light exposure;

  • contamination concerns;

  • inspection;

  • cleaning and maintenance, including cleaning methods and frequency;

  • transportation;

  • disasters, including water, fire, construction and post-disaster procedures;

  • staff training.

The quality of the data written on the disc is outside the scope of this International Standard. However, a high quality result of the recording phase is important to the longevity of information. It is advisable that a rigorous program of data integrity testing be implemented, as this forms an obligatory part of all digital long-term storage. In addition, when keeping digital information for archival purposes, it is advisable that a multiple copy/multiple location strategy be in place.

1) Blu-ray DiscTM and Blu-rayTM are trademarks of Blue-ray Disc Association, and Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD are examples of suitable products available commercially. This information is given for the convenience of users of this International Standard and does not constitute an endorsement by ISO of these products.

Standards Relationship
ISO 18938:2014 Identical

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ISO 14644-2:2015 Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments Part 2: Monitoring to provide evidence of cleanroom performance related to air cleanliness by particle concentration
ISO/IEC 16448:2002 Information technology 120 mm DVD Read-only disk
ISO/IEC 25434:2008 Information technology Data interchange on 120 mm and 80 mm optical disk using +R DL format Capacity: 8,55 Gbytes and 2,66 Gbytes per side (recording speed up to 16X)
ISO/IEC 26925:2009 Information technology Data interchange on 120 mm and 80 mm optical disk using +RW HS format Capacity: 4,7 Gbytes and 1,46 Gbytes per side (recording speed 8X)
ISO/IEC 23912:2005 Information technology 80 mm (1,46 Gbytes per side) and 120 mm (4,70 Gbytes per side) DVD Recordable Disk (DVD-R)
IEC 60908:1999 Audio recording - Compact disc digital audio system
ISO/IEC 17342:2004 Information technology 80 mm (1,46 Gbytes per side) and 120 mm (4,70 Gbytes per side) DVD re-recordable disk (DVD-RW)
ISO/IEC 29642:2009 Information technology Data interchange on 120 mm and 80 mm optical disk using +RW DL format Capacity: 8,55 Gbytes and 2,66 Gbytes per side (recording speed 2,4X)
ISO/IEC 13170:2009 Information technology 120 mm (8,54 Gbytes per side) and 80 mm (2,66 Gbytes per side) DVD re-recordable disk for dual layer (DVD-RW for DL)
ISO/IEC 17344:2009 Information technology Data interchange on 120 mm and 80 mm optical disk using +R format Capacity: 4,7 Gbytes and 1,46 Gbytes per side (recording speed up to 16X)
ISO/IEC 10149:1995 Information technology Data interchange on read-only 120 mm optical data disks (CD-ROM)
ISO 18925:2013 Imaging materials — Optical disc media — Storage practices
ISO 14644-1:2015 Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments Part 1: Classification of air cleanliness by particle concentration
ISO/IEC 30190:2016 Information technology Digitally recorded media for information interchange and storage 120 mm Single Layer (25,0 Gbytes per disk) and Dual Layer (50,0 Gbytes per disk) BD Recordable disk
ISO/IEC 12862:2011 Information technology 120 mm (8,54 Gbytes per side) and 80 mm (2,66 Gbytes per side) DVD recordable disk for dual layer (DVD-R for DL)
ISO/IEC 17592:2004 Information technology 120 mm (4,7 Gbytes per side) and 80 mm (1,46 Gbytes per side) DVD rewritable disk (DVD-RAM)
ISO/IEC 16449:2002 Information technology 80 mm DVD Read-only disk
ISO/IEC 30191:2015 Information technology Digitally recorded media for information interchange and storage 120 mm Triple Layer (100,0 Gbytes single sided disk and 200,0 Gbytes double sided disk) and Quadruple Layer (128,0 Gbytes single sided disk) BD Recordable disk

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