The Library of Congress is pleased to announce the release of the 2019-2020 Recommended Formats Statement (http://www.loc.gov/preservation/resources/rfs/).  We have been gratified to see how widely the Statement continues to be used throughout the stakeholder community.  And with this version, we have aimed to provide some valuable updates to the sections on Moving Image Works and Audio Works in particular. The goal of the Recommended Formats has always been to provide useful information furthering the shared goal of ensuring the preservation of and long-term access to creative works.  By providing up-to-date information about the file types, physical and technical characteristics and associated metadata which support these worthy goals, the Statement hopes to provide the building blocks upon which libraries can build their collections, now and for the future.

 

The Library remains committed to acquiring and preserving digital works and to providing whatever support it can to other similarly committed stakeholders.  We shall continue to build our collections with their preservation and long-term access firmly in mind; and we shall continue to engage with others in the community in efforts such as the Recommended Formats Statement.  We encourage any and all feedback and comments (http://www.loc.gov/preservation/resources/rfs/contacts.html) others might have on the Statement that might make it more useful for both our needs and for the needs of anyone who might find it worthwhile in their own work.  And we shall continue to engage in an annual review process to ensure that it meets the needs of all stakeholders in the preservation and long-term access of creative works.

 

For more information, please contact Ted Westervelt [[log in to unmask]].