Date : Wed, 13 Nov 2002 14:10:02 +0000
From : Paul Wheatley <p.r.wheatley@...>
Subject: Re: Which format do you want BBC manuals in? RTF/HTML
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This post has been circulated today and may be of interest. Its encouraging
that this sort of thing is being explored, but then again, if this work is
necessary should we really be considering the use of PDF for preservation?
Julien Massanes is leading work on the archiving of French web sites (amongst
other things).
> "A new joint activity has been initiated between the Association for
> Suppliers
> of Printing, Publishing and Converting Technologies (NPES), and the
> Association
> for Information and Image Management, International (AIIM International)
> to
> develop an international standard that defines the use of PDF for
> archiving and
> preserving documents.
>
> The project, currently referred to as PDF/A, will address the growing need
> to
> electronically archive documents in a way that will ensure preservation of
> their
> contents over an extended period of time, and will further ensure that
> those
> documents will be able to be retrieved and rendered with a consistent and
> predictable result in the future. This need exists in a growing number of
> international government and industry segments, including legal systems,
> libraries, newspapers, regulated industries, and others.
>
> The work will address the use of PDF for multi-page documents that may
> contain a
> mixture of text, raster images and vector graphics. It will also address
> the
> features and requirements that must be supported by reading devices that
> will be
> used to retrieve and render the archived documents.
>
> This joint committee formed under AIIM and NPES will identify issues to be
> addressed, as well as proposed solutions, and will develop a draft
> document that
> will then be presented to a Joint Working Group of the International
> Organization for Standardization (ISO) for development and approval as an
> International Standard.
>
> Those with an interest in this work, or who are able to contribute
> technical
> expertise, can register to participate on the committee at the Web site."
>
> Julien Masanes
> -------------------------------
> julien.masanes@...
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