Care and Handling of CDs and DVDs: A Guide for Librarians and Archivists

[kyle's mom] what, what, WHAT!? [/kyle's mom]

i'm shocked, simply shocked to learn that cd's and dvd's don't last forever (or at least until the heat death of the universe)... and no, this isn't even proton decay, it's a simple physical breakdown of the materials and bonds present in our favourite optical medium...