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The February 2003 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 7, Number 1 includes:

Feature Article 1:
Debunking of Specsmanship: Progress on ISO/TC42 Standards for
     Digital Capture Imaging Performance, by Don Williams

Feature Article 2:
Risk Management for Web Resources: A Case Study on Southeast
     Asian Web Sites, by Peter Botticelli

Highlighted Web Site:
Wilhelm Imaging Research

FAQ:
Squeezing more life out of bitonal files: a study of black
     and white. Part I.



Now entering its seventh 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
1200 Villa Street
Mountain View, CA  94041-1100  USA

Ph: +1 (650) 691-2238
Fax:  +1 650.964.0943
Email: [log in to unmask]