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=== Preservation Risk Assessments by Format Type ===
=== Preservation Risk Assessments by Format Type ===
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!colspan="3" style="text-align: left"|IMAGE FORMATS
!colspan="3" style="text-align: left"|IMAGE FORMATS
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|[[File:Icon-TIFF.png|100px|link={{filepath:TIFF_Assessment_v1.3.pdf}}]]
|[[File:Icon-TIFF.png|80px|link={{filepath:TIFF_Assessment_v1.3.pdf}}]]
|'''Tagged Image File Format'''  
|'''Tagged Image File Format'''  
A widely-supported raster format for images.
A widely-supported raster format for images.
|[[File:WhiteBorder100.jpg|10px]]
|[[File:WhiteBorder100.jpg|10px]]
|[[File:Icon-JP2.png|100px|link={{filepath:JP2_Assessment_v1.3.pdf}}]]
|[[File:Icon-JP2.png|80px|link={{filepath:JP2_Assessment_v1.3.pdf}}]]
|'''JPEG 2000'''
|'''JPEG 2000'''
A compression standard and coding system for images, created by the Joint Photographic Experts Group.
A compression standard and coding system for images, created by the Joint Photographic Experts Group.
|[[File:WhiteBorder100.jpg|10px]]
|[[File:WhiteBorder100.jpg|10px]]
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|-
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!colspan="3" style="text-align: left"|DOCUMENT FORMATS
!colspan="3" style="text-align: left"|DOCUMENT FORMATS
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|[[File:Icon-PDF.png|100px|link={{filepath:PDF_Assessment_v1.3.pdf}}]]
|[[File:Icon-PDF.png|80px|link={{filepath:PDF_Assessment_v1.3.pdf}}]]
|'''Portable Document Format'''
|'''Portable Document Format'''
A file format optimised for the consistent display of text and embedded images, regardless of platform.
A file format optimised for the consistent display of text and embedded images, regardless of platform.
|[[File:WhiteBorder100.jpg|10px]]
|[[File:WhiteBorder100.jpg|10px]]
|[[File:Icon-EPUB.png|100px|link={{filepath:EPUB_Assessment_v1.2.pdf}}]]
|[[File:Icon-EPUB.png|80px|link={{filepath:EPUB_Assessment_v1.2.pdf}}]]
|'''EPUB'''
|'''EPUB'''
An open standard for electronic books (eBooks) and other content types published by the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF).
An open standard for electronic books (eBooks) and other content types published by the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF).
|[[File:WhiteBorder100.jpg|10px]]
|[[File:WhiteBorder100.jpg|10px]]
|[[File:Icon-JATS.png|100px|link={{filepath:JATS NLM Assessment v1.3.pdf}}]]
|[[File:Icon-JATS.png|80px|link={{filepath:JATS NLM Assessment v1.3.pdf}}]]
|'''Journal Article Tag Suite'''
|'''Journal Article Tag Suite'''
An XML-based mark-up standard for e-Journal content, based on the earlier NLM Archiving and Interchange DTD.
An XML-based mark-up standard for e-Journal content, based on the earlier NLM Archiving and Interchange DTD.
<h5 style="color:red;text-align:left;">
<h5 style="color:red;text-align:left;">
NEW! </h5>
NEW! </h5>
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!colspan="3" style="text-align: left"|GEOSPATIAL FORMATS
!colspan="3" style="text-align: left"|GEOSPATIAL FORMATS
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|[[File:Icon-NTF.png|100px|link={{filepath:NTF_Assessment_v1.3.pdf}}]]
|[[File:Icon-NTF.png|80px|link={{filepath:NTF_Assessment_v1.3.pdf}}]]
|'''National Transfer Format'''
|'''National Transfer Format'''
A vector format standard (BS 7567) developed in the 1980s for the transfer of geospatial information, now mostly obsolete.  
A vector format standard (BS 7567) developed in the 1980s for the transfer of geospatial information, now mostly obsolete.  
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NEW! </h5>
NEW! </h5>
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|[[File:WhiteBorder100.jpg|10px]]
|[[File:Icon-GML_comingsoon.png|100px|link=]]
|[[File:Icon-GML_comingsoon.png|80px|link=]]
|'''Geography Markup Language'''
|'''Geography Markup Language'''
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|&nbsp;
|-
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!colspan="3" style="text-align: left"|AUDIOVISUAL FORMATS'''
!colspan="3" style="text-align: left"|AUDIOVISUAL FORMATS'''
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|[[File:Icon-WAV_comingsoon.png|100px|link=]]
|[[File:Icon-WAV_comingsoon.png|80px|link=]]
|'''Waveform Audio File Format'''
|'''Waveform Audio File Format'''
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!colspan="3" style="text-align: left"|GENERIC FORMATS
!colspan="3" style="text-align: left"|GENERIC FORMATS
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|[[File:Icon-XML.png|100px|link={{filepath:XML_Assessment_v1.3.pdf}}]]
|[[File:Icon-XML.png|80px|link={{filepath:XML_Assessment_v1.3.pdf}}]]
|'''Extensible Markup Language'''
|'''Extensible Markup Language'''
A generic markup language for the encoding of text and data; specification maintained by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).
A generic markup language for the encoding of text and data; specification maintained by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).
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Revision as of 12:33, 23 October 2015

FileFormatsMainBlue.jpg File formats are a means of structuring information in a sensible way for storage, retrieval and use. There are a wealth of different formats supporting a range of data types, from specific instances to container formats able to store different types of data.

As discussed in their iPRES paper “Sustainability Assessments at the British Library: Formats, Frameworks and Findings”, the Digital Preservation Team at the British Library has undertaken file format assessments to capture knowledge about the gaps in current best practice, understanding and capability in working with specific file formats. The focus of each assessment is on capturing evidence-based preservation risks and the implications of institutional obsolescence which lead to problems maintaining the content over time.

The British Library’s assessments are being made available via this DPC wiki page in order to share their findings and facilitate engagement with the broader preservation community.

Feedback is always welcome. If you have any comments or suggestions, please email: DPT at the British Library

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Assessment Criteria

See the format assessment factors covered in each assessment.

Preservation Risk Assessments by Format Type

IMAGE FORMATS
Icon-TIFF.png Tagged Image File Format

A widely-supported raster format for images.

WhiteBorder100.jpg Icon-JP2.png JPEG 2000

A compression standard and coding system for images, created by the Joint Photographic Experts Group.

WhiteBorder100.jpg
 
DOCUMENT FORMATS
Icon-PDF.png Portable Document Format

A file format optimised for the consistent display of text and embedded images, regardless of platform.

WhiteBorder100.jpg Icon-EPUB.png EPUB

An open standard for electronic books (eBooks) and other content types published by the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF).

WhiteBorder100.jpg Icon-JATS.png Journal Article Tag Suite

An XML-based mark-up standard for e-Journal content, based on the earlier NLM Archiving and Interchange DTD.

NEW!
 
GEOSPATIAL FORMATS
Icon-NTF.png National Transfer Format

A vector format standard (BS 7567) developed in the 1980s for the transfer of geospatial information, now mostly obsolete.

NEW!
WhiteBorder100.jpg Icon-GML comingsoon.png Geography Markup Language
 
AUDIOVISUAL FORMATS
Icon-WAV comingsoon.png Waveform Audio File Format
 
GENERIC FORMATS
Icon-XML.png Extensible Markup Language

A generic markup language for the encoding of text and data; specification maintained by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

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