Digital Preservation at the Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is putting a variety of digital stewardship resources into action. This work contributes to the Library's mission to sustain and preserve a universal collection of knowledge and creativity for future generations.
Recent work:
The Library is meeting the challenge in many different ways. Here are some recent examples:
- Federal Agencies Digitzation Guidelines Part 1
- Federal Agencies Digitzation Guidelines Part 2
- Setting Standards (JPEG 2000)
- Setting Standards (Office Open XML and PDF/A)
- Transferring Digital Content
- Preserving Audiovisual Works: The Packard Campus
Digital Preservation Tools and Publications from the Library of Congress
Specific details are available at the resources page.
Selected Highlights
- The Bagit format for transferring digital content (PDF, 83 Kb)
- International Study on the Impact of Copyright Law on Digital Preservation (2008) (PDF, 1.58 Mb)
- Preservation of State Government Digital Information: Issues and Opportunities Report (PDF, 8.7 Mb)
