User: preservation1

Formats and CD longevity

On: Retro Machines Key to Rescuing Old Data

CD manufacturers claim that 100 years is the lifespan of CDs, clearly this has only been achieved through an accelerated testing environment.

CDs should be migrated every few years in order to safely know that they will survive. Again, keep those CDs in separate locations if possible.

TNA have some guidance on media handling on their Digital Preservation pages: Digtal Preservation advice

Re:Digital vs. Film

On: UK to Build Network of 150 Digital Cinemas

4k is required to digitise 35mm prints, not 2k so the quality of this is certainly going to be suspect.

Re:They'll store anything

On: British Library Starts Email Archive

The National Archives in Kew, London - which administers the UK's public records system - currently archives a selection of British government websites on a weekly basis. Those sites which do not update frequently are archived on a 6 monthly cycle. The UK Government Web Archive can be found here