What does the history of the MP3 format mean for those interested in ensuring long-term access to our digital cultural heritage? In this installment of the NDSA’s Insights interview series<http://blogs.loc.gov/digitalpreservation/category/insights-interview/%20?loclr=blogsig>I talk with historian Jonathan Sterne about his book *MP3: The Meaning of a Format*. You can read the introduction to his book<http://www.scribd.com/doc/96153131/MP3-by-Jonathan-Sterne>, titled “Format Theory,” online. You can also read an interview about the book on Pitchfork<http://pitchfork.com/features/paper-trail/8913-jonathan-sterne/> . http://1.usa.gov/1pnxJ5y http://1.usa.gov/1pnxJ5y+ http://blogs.loc.gov/digitalpreservation/2014/04/the-meaning-of-the-mp3-format-an-interview-with-jonathan-sterne/ -- Peter Kurilecz CRM CA IGP [log in to unmask] Dallas, Texas Save our in-boxes! http://emailcharter.org http://twitter.com/RAINbyte http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/RAINbyte/ http://paper.li/RAINbyte/rainbyte http://pinterest.com/pakurilecz/archives/ http://pinterest.com/pakurilecz/records-management/ http://www.linkedin.com/in/peterakurilecz Information not relevant for my reply has been deleted to reduce the electronic footprint and to save the sanity of digest subscribers Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=archives-nra