Digitization 101: Press release: PDF should be used to preserve information for the future - 0 views
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Moultrie Creek on 26 Apr 08This press release was received via the Digital-Preservation email list. Looking at the 27-page report, this caught my eye (p 23): PDF has become a widely used file format that is integrated into many desktop applications. Before adopting any of the PDF subset file formats, organisations must consider the alternative file formats that are available, understand their content (documents and records), and how they use electronic information. It is critical to understand the purpose of the electronic information as that will be a determining factor in choosing the file format to best suit the organisation's needs. The recommendation is not to use PDF blindly, but to use it when appropriate.