Library of Congress Recommended Formats Statement - 2021-2022
Recommended Formats Statement identifies hierarchies of the physical and technical characteristics of creative formats, both analog and digital, which will best meet the needs of all concerned, maximizing the chances for survival and continued accessibility of creative content well into the future.
The 2021-2022 version includes minor changes from the previous version. Specific changes are detailed in the Change Log.
2021-2022 Recommended Formats Statement (HTML version)
2021-2022 Recommended Formats Statement (PDF)
Previous version and change log
2020-2021 Recommended Formats Statement (PDF)
Change log from previous version (2019-2020) (PDF)
Format evaluation template with sample data (XLSX)
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Sustainability of Digital Formats
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