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<p class="MsoNormal">{apologies for cross posting}<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Library of Congress is excited to be nearing the release of a new version of the Recommended Formats Statement. Over the last several months, the team of experts charged with maintaining, improving and ensuring the accuracy of the Statement
have been engaged in the annual process of examining the Statement and its content categories, to ensure that it correctly reflects the technical characteristics for best practices regarding preservation and long-term access. The team of experts have made
considerable changes to this year’s Recommended Formats Statement with expanded content categories and format preferences. The Library of Congress is once again calling for input as it looks forward to the upcoming review and revision of the Recommended Formats
Statement (<a href="https://www.loc.gov/preservation/resources/rfs/index-rev.html">https://www.loc.gov/preservation/resources/rfs/index-rev.html</a>).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This year marks the sixth anniversary of the first release of the Recommended Formats Statement and one of the most monumental in recent years. With the Statement now an established resource within the creative landscape, we are exploring
ways in which we can extend its reach and make it even more useful for its many stakeholders. Ensuring that the Statement is both accurate and useful is dependent on knowing from the stakeholders what needs to be updated and corrected to reflect current best
practices. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Library of Congress requests that anyone with input, comments or feedback on any aspect of the Recommended Formats Statement, please share that with us by August 15, through one of the e-mail contacts listed on the Recommended Formats
Statement website or through the email address listed below. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Donna Brearcliffe<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Head, Acquisitions & Collections | Knowledge Services Group<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Congressional Research Service | Library of Congress<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:dbrearcliffe@crs.loc.gov">dbrearcliffe@crs.loc.gov</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">phone: (202) 707-6235<o:p></o:p></p>
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