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| Title of Activity or Project:
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| NDSA PDF/A-3 Scoping Project
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| One Sentence Description:
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| NDSA PDF/A-3 Scoping Project working group members will research the pros and cons of using the PDF/A-3 standard as an all-purpose wrapper for various digital asset/media types including: textual, audio, video, photo, and GIS data.
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| Statement of the Problem and Goals for Addressing the Problem:
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| It is unclear whether PDF/A-3, which was designed to accommodate supplementary media files for text documents, is appropriate as a de facto normalization wrapper format for all media types. The goal is to develop guidelines for the appropriate use of PDF/A-3 with respect to different media types that includes both detailed technical information and a practical quick reference guide for end-users.
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| Strategic Value of Activity:
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| Improve understanding of best practices for using PDF/A-3 in digital preservation activities
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| Enhance consistency and improve long-term viability of digitally preserved content
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| Provide guidance to those considering PDF/A-3 as a long-term archiving format
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| Required Resources:
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| Time of working group members
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| External reviewers
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| Publishing venue(s)
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| Communication channels
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| Roadmap:
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| 1. Hold regular working group conference calls (monthly, between NDSA Standards WG calls)
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| 2. Draft document and review
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| 3. Invite broader NDSA member feedback
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| 4. Revise document
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| 5. Publish document (digitalpreservation.gov, others?)
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| Dissemination of Knowledge:
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| Publish report on digitalpreservation.gov
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| Write a blog post
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| Send announcements to listservs
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| Announce on NDSA member organization communication channels
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| Present at conferences that members (and non-members?) are attending
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| Signifiers of Success and Outcomes:
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| Completed guidelines document published on digitalpreservation.gov
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| Guidelines document referenced on related Wikipedia pages
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| Guidelines in use or recommended by NDSA participating organizations or others
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| Others?
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