[jats-list] Review: Library of Congress Recommended Formats Statement

["Bausenbach, Ardie abau@xxxxxxx" <jats-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The Library of Congress is pleased to announce the latest annual call for
input from stakeholders involved in the lifecycle of creative works for the
upcoming annual revision of the Recommended Formats
Statement<https://www.loc.gov/preservation/resources/rfs/>.    The impactful
changes made in recent years, including the expansion of content categories
and improved tracking of changes, represent the Library's understanding of the
growing importance of the Statement not merely in its own work, but to the
broader community and its determination to ensure that it meet the needs of
all its stakeholders. The RFS is a crucial tool in implementing the Library's
Digital Collecting Strategy but also has broad community value.

In addition to hearing back from you about how the latest version of the RFS
is working and what might be improved, the Library wants to know more about
specific aspects of interest and use to particular groups of users.  For
example, what does the independent game development community consider to be
the master, or archival, version of the software that they have created?  How
might the RFS be revised in order to better meet the needs of your particular
community?

The Library of Congress is encouraged by the value its partners and
stakeholders around the world have found in the Recommended Formats Statement.
We look forward to hearing your
thoughts<https://www.loc.gov/preservation/resources/rfs/contacts.html> by
April 14 as we prepare for the upcoming revision of the Statement this summer,
due out on June 30.

Ardie Bausenbach
Collections Discovery and Metadata Services
Library of Congress