Contents:
- Still image
- Sound
- Moving Image
- Textual
- Web archive
- Datasets
- Geospatial
- Generic
The digital content format descriptions provide specific information about individual formats and their characteristics. Each description provides moderately detailed information and citations. Planned for inclusion are a wide variety of formats: file formats, file-format classes, bitstream structures and encodings, and the mechanisms used to compress files or bitstreams. Inclusion of a description for a format does not imply that the format is preferred or acceptable for Library of Congress collections. Descriptions are drafted and added to the site individually rather than on a scheduled basis. The compilers encourage persons with specialized knowledge to review and comment on the descriptions. The Format Descriptions are intended to be consistent with and complementary to the proposed Global Digital Format Registry.
A clear overview with many informative links. The information is quite technical and thus aimed at archivists who possess some knowledge about digital collections.