Library of Congress Digital Preservation Resources
The mission of the Library of Congress is "to make its resources available and useful to the Congress and the American people and to sustain and preserve a universal collection of knowledge and creativity for future generations." The National Digital Information and Preservation Program, a significant Library program dedicated to preserving the nation's cultural heritage found in digital form, is working to sustain that mission in regards to digital information.
Examples of the many tools, publications and best practices documents that have been incubated and developed by the Library under the auspices of the NDIIPP program can be found in these pages.
Digital Formats Sustainability
To help its staff plan for the future, the Library of Congress created the Sustainability of Digital Formats Web site. This ever-expanding resource provides internal guidance on strategic planning issues regarding digital formats and assists the Library in managing and preserving some of its most valuable digital materials.
The Formats Web site lists information on about 200 current and emerging file formats and their variants, including detailed documentation that will help the Library manage content created or received in these formats. The site identifies and describes formats that are promising for long-term sustainability and helps develop strategies for sustaining these formats.
