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PRONOM is an application developed by the Digital Preservation Department of
the UK National Archives for managing information about the file formats
used to store electronic records, and the software applications used to
create and render those formats. Although originally developed as a
practical tool to support our own preservation activities, we are aware that
this information will potentially be of great value to others. As the next
phase of our ongoing development of PRONOM, we will therefore be developing
a web-accessible version of the system. This will allow users to search
PRONOM and generate reports for viewing on screen, printing, or exporting in
XML and CSV formats.
In order to maximise the public value of the system, we are actively seeking
comments on the user requirements for this phase of the project. The user
requirement document is available to view or download (PDF or MS Word 2000
format) from http://www.pro.gov.uk/about/preservation/digital/. Comments can
be submitted by email to [log in to unmask]
The deadline for comment is 25th July 2003.
We plan to launch the web version of PRONOM in the autumn 2003, with
information on selected software products. This will quickly be expanded to
cover over 300 applications. Further information about PRONOM and its future
development is also available at
http://www.pro.gov.uk/about/preservation/digital/.
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