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The February 2004 issue of RLG DigiNews is now available at
http://www.rlg.org/preserv/diginews/
(from North American, and other world sites) or
http://www.rlg.ac.uk/preserv/diginews/
(from UK Janet sites) or
http://www.ohio.rlg.org/preserv/diginews/
(from most European sites)
Volume 8, Number 1 includes:
Feature Article 1
Digitizing the World·s Largest Collection of Natural Sounds:
Key Factors to Consider when Transferring Analog-Based Audio
Materials to Digital Formats, by Robert W. Grotke
Feature Article 2
Editor's Interview - Digital Preservation Coalition: An Interview
with Maggie Jones
Feature Article 3
The Bits and Bites of Data Formats: Stainless Design for Digital
Endurance, by Andreas Aschenbrenner
Highlighted Website
The Apache Cocoon Project
FAQ:
Handwriting Recognition for Historical Documents, by Richard Entlich
RLG News:
Continuing RLG Forum Series - To Have and To Hold: Metadata and
Institutional Repositories
Now in its eighth year of publication, RLG DigiNews is a
bimonthly web-based newsletter intended to:
* Focus on issues of particular interest and value to managers of
digital initiatives with a preservation component or rationale.
* Provide filtered guidance and pointers to relevant projects to
improve our awareness of evolving practices in image conversion
and digital preservation.
* Announce publications (in any form) that will help staff attain a
deeper understanding of digital issues.
For more information about RLG or RLG's preservation community,
please contact Robin Dale ([log in to unmask]).
Robin L. Dale
RLG Member Programs & Initiatives
2029 Stierlin Court, Suite 100
Mountain View, CA 94043-4684 USA
Ph: +1 (650) 691-2238
Fax: +1 650.964.0943
Email: [log in to unmask]
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