Appendix M: Storage Life of Recording Media (unofficial)

The following information has been provided to give you an understanding of the storage life of the materials we are using.

Paper

Newspaper Common Stock Acid Free

Less than 10 years About 25 years 300+ years

Recording Tape

Audiocassette Reel-to-reel Digital cassette

10-15 years 30-50 years 2-3 years

Photographs

Color Slides Exposed Covered Properly stored Color Prints Black & White Negatives Black & White Prints

2-5 years 15-30 years 30-100? years 15-30 years 50-100+ years 20-50+ years

Videotapes Film Stock Computer Disks CD ROMs

10-15 years 50+ years 5-10 years 15-20 years

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