[jats-list] 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 significant
changes made in recent years in developing the 'RFS 2.0' 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. Used as a crucial tool in
implementing the Library's new Digital Collecting Strategy, it has such broad
value that it was a quarter finalist in the Digital Preservation Coalition's
World Cup this year.
Some of the planned updates for 2022 include a downloadable summary of all the
RFS content categories and format designations, the addition of new file
formats including WACZ for web archiving and the possible expansion of content
categories, such as email, to cover acquisition pathways for non-commercially
produced content.
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 15 as we prepare for the upcoming revision of the Statement this summer,
due out on June 30.

Ardie Bausenbach
ILS Program Office
Library of Congress
202.707.2551 | abau@xxxxxxx<mailto:abau@xxxxxxx>