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Recommended Formats Statement: Updates for 2022-2023

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Today’s guest post is from Liz Holdzkom, Marcus Nappier and Kate Murray of the Digital Collections Management & Services Division and Ted Westervelt, Chief, US/Anglo Division at the Library of Congress.


Introduction

As the Library of Congress expands its digital collecting activities, the Recommended Formats Statement (RFS) supports a structured methodology to assess the viability of digital formats. These efforts are part of the Library’s strategy to collect and engage fully with the breadth of digital creative works.

Background on the Recommended Formats Statement

The Recommended Formats Statement identifies hierarchies of the physical and technical characteristics of creative formats, both analog and d