The PDF/A-3 standard (ISO 19005-3:2012)  defines a file format based on the portable document format (PDF) to provide a mechanism for representing electronic documents in a manner that preserves their static visual appearance over time, independent of the tools and systems used for creating, storing, or rendering the files. However, preservation of the files’ static
The Toronto Star recently profiled Form-Mate, the last carbon paper manufacturer in Canada. Like most people, I haven’t used carbon paper for many years. In fact, many younger people have probably never encountered this relic from our typewriter generation at all, or experienced the original, pre-email version of  “cc:” (“carbon copy”).  Before we had the “print
Since the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) published the first portable document format/archive (PDF/A) standard in 2005, PDF/A has been heralded by recorded information management professionals and archivists as a mechanism for the secure, long-term preservation of electronic documents. PDF/A, a subset of the ubiquitous PDF format, doesn’t depend on external programs or information to be displayed. All information in
Looking for a way to store data for 100 million years (yes, you heard me correctly – 100 MILLION years!), then look no further. Developed in conjuction with a Kyoto University research lab, Hitachi recently announced a glass-based data storage system that lasts forever (or until about 100 million years have passed). How does the system
Sheila Taylor is a well known consultant, educator, speaker and writer with more than 25 years of experience in the information management (IM) field.
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