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October 2008 meeting of SC-03-04

Audio Engineering Society

Standards Committee

Notice and agenda for the meeting of
SC-03-04
Working Group on Storage and Handling of Media
of the SC-03 Subcommittee on the Preservation and Restoration of Audio Recording

To be held in conjunction with the upcoming AES 125th Convention in San Francisco, CA., US., 2008-10. The meeting is scheduled to take place at the Moscone Convention Center. Please check the latest schedule at http://www.aes.org/standards/

  1. Introduction to working group and attendees
  2. Amendments to and approval of agenda
  3. Approval of report of previous meeting

Held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2008-05.

  1. Open Projects

One or more of these projects may be in the process of a formal Call for Comment (CFC), as indicated by the project status. In these cases only, due process requires that any comments be published.

AES22-R: Review of AES22-1997 (r2003): AES recommended practice for audio preservation and restoration - Storage of polyester-based magnetic tape

Project scope:
Assigned to: SC-03-04 , Status: Propose to reaffirm
Intent: Reaffirmation , Initiated: 2003 , Target: 2008
Current goal: Reaffirm , Goal date: 2008-07

AES28-R: Review of AES28-1997 (r2003): AES standard for audio preservation and restoration - Method for estimating life expectancy of compact discs (CD-ROM), based on effects of temperature and relative humidity

Project scope:
Assigned to: SC-03-04 , Status: Propose to reaffirm
Intent: Reaffirmation , Initiated: 2003 , Target: 2008
Current goal: Reaffirm , Goal date: 2008-07

AES-X080: Liaison with AES/ i3a-WG5 Joint Technical Committee (JTC)

Project scope: to formalize the working relationship between AESSC SC-03 and International Imaging Industry Association (i3a) WG5
Assigned to: SC-03-04 , Status: No action requested or required
Intent: Liaison , Initiated: 1998 , Target: Continuing
Current goal: Status report , Goal date: Continuing

AES-X145: Care and Handling of Optical Discs

Project scope: This standard concerns 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). Included are recommendations for handling procedures to maximize the effective life of optical discs. This standard addresses the following subjects: a) use and handling environments, including pollutants, temperature and humidity, light exposure and magnetic fields; b) contamination concerns; c) inspection; d) cleaning and maintenance, including cleaning methods and frequency; e) transportation; f) disasters, including water, fire, construction and post-disaster procedures; g) staff training.
Assigned to: SC-03-04 , Status: Sec format JTC draft of 2007-08-07 as PWD
Intent: Standard , Initiated: 2004-09-09 , Target: 2007
Current goal: PWD , Goal date: 2008-07

AES-X153: Care and handling of magnetic hard disc drives

Project scope: To establish care, handling, and storage standards for high capacity magnetic hard drives. The document will include life expectancy assessment, effects of temperature cycling, proper use of the mechanical drives holding the media.
Assigned to: SC-03-04 , Status: Awaiting JTC draft
Intent: Standard , Initiated: 2004-11-19 , Target: 2008
Current goal: PTD , Goal date: 2008-10

  1. Liaisons
  2. New Projects
  3. New Business
  4. Date of next meeting

NOTES:
  • Please make sure you sign the attendance sheet that will be circulated. This sheet shall be passed to the secretariat after the meeting.
  • Please make sure that any documents contributed to the meeting are passed to the secretariat who will ensure they are posted to the appropriate Working Group document site.
page updated 2008-09-24

Maintenance Annex

The following projects are subject to periodic review, however no issues have been identified for discussion so far. If you wish to propose a matter for discussion regarding any of these projects, please send an e-mail message to the working group before the meeting, or inform the chair at the beginning of the meeting.

AES-11id-R: Review of AES-11id-2006, AES Information document for Preservation of audio recordings - Extended term storage environment for multiple media archives

Status: No action requested or required
Intent: Review , Initiated: 2006 , Target: 2011
Current goal: Status report , Goal date: Continuing

AES35-R: Review of AES35-2000 (r2005): AES standard for audio preservation and restoration - Method for estimating life expectancy of magneto-optical (M-O) discs, based on effects of temperature and relative humidity.

Status: No action requested or required
Intent: Review , Initiated: 2005 , Target: 2010
Current goal: Status report , Goal date: Continuing

AES38-R: Review of AES38-2000 (r2005): AES standard for audio preservation and restoration - Life expectancy of information stored in recordable compact disc systems - Method for estimating, based on effects of temperature and relative humidity.

Status: No action requested or required
Intent: Review , Initiated: 2005 , Target: 2010
Current goal: Status report , Goal date: continuing

AES49-R: Review of AES49-2005 Magnetic Tape - Care and handling practices for extended usage

Status: No action requested or required
Intent: Review , Initiated: 2005 , Target: 2010
Current goal: Status report , Goal date: Continuing
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