RLG DigiNews February 15, 2006, Volume 10, Number 1
RLG DigiNews February 15, 2006, Volume 10, Number 1
A useful chronology of Massachusettes’ efforts to adopt an open standard as a file format. Beyond the access issues that the state was atempting to address, additional justifications included the fact that file format becomes a huge issue in the archiving and preservation of digital objects over the long term as well as problems with digital records retention schedules.