# ISO 18938:2008 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards

For ISO 18938:2008, item title is Imaging materials — Optical discs — Care and handling for extended storage; status code is 9599; successor is ISO 18938:2014; withdrawn / published date is 2008-09-01, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05.

- **Identifier:** ISO 18938:2008 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Item title:** Imaging materials — Optical discs — Care and handling for extended storage _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Successor:** ISO 18938:2014
- **Withdrawn / published date:** 2008-09-01 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 45319,IS,,ISO 18938:2008,Imaging materials — Optical discs — Care and handling for extended storage,Matériaux pour l'image — Disques optiques — Précautions et manipulation pour stockage étendu,2008-09-01,1,"['35.220.30','37.040.99']",ISO/TC 42,9599,,[63076],['en'],24,"<p>ISO 18938:2008 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). ISO 18938:2008 includes recommendations for handling procedures to maximize the effective life of optical discs. Faulty handling, packing and transporting techniques and methods often cause phys

## Source

- https://isopublicstorageprod.blob.core.windows.net/opendata/_latest/iso_deliverables_metadata/csv/iso_deliverables_metadata.csv

Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2027-02-01.
Part of [Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards](https://referencesource.org/iso-standard-supersessions/).