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Library of Congress Recommended Formats Statement 2019-2020

Introduction

Categories of creative content:

1. Textual Works and Musical Compositions
   1. Textual Works - Print
   2. Textual Works - Digital
   3. Textual Works - Electronic Serials
   4. Digital Musical Compositions (score-based representations)
2. Still Image Works
   1. Photographs - Print
   2. Photographs - Digital
   3. Other Graphic Images - Print
   4. Other Graphic Images - Digital
   5. Microforms
3. Audio Works
   1. Audio - On Tangible Medium (digital or analog)
   2. Audio - Media-independent (digital)
4. Moving Image Works
   1. Motion Pictures - Digital and Physical Media
   2. Video - File-Based and Physical Media
5. Software and Electronic Gaming and Learning
6. Datasets/Databases
   1. Datasets
   2. Geospatial Data
   3. Databases
7. Websites

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