<div dir="auto">I think it depends on the type of media that is to be archived, and the desired 'shelf life', but PDF is certainly a good choice as it's an open file format rather than a proprietary one. <div>Better yet would be PDF/A, the version of PDF that is specialised for archiving electronic documents as it removes features of the file unsuitable for long term storage. <br><br><div><br></div><div>Many thanks </div><div>Neal Dodge </div></div></div><div style="line-height:1.5"><br><br>-------- Original message --------<br>From: Dickon Love <dickon@lovesguide.com><br>Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2020, 19:36<br>To: bell-historians@lists.ringingworld.co.uk<br>Subject: [Bell Historians] Preferred soft copy archiving medium<br><blockquote><div><div><p>What is the perceived wisdom regarding the best medium for digitally archiving information? Is PDF ok, or there is a preferred format?</p><p> </p><p>DrL</p></div><div><br />
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