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Library of Congress Recommended Formats Statement 2024-2025

Introduction

Summary Table of Digital Format Preferences

Categories of creative content:

1. Textual Works
   1. Textual Works - Print (books, etc.)
   2. Textual Works - Digital
   3. Textual Works - Electronic Serials
2. Still Image Works
   1. Photographs - Print
   2. Photographs - Digital
   3. Other Graphic Images - Print
   4. Other Graphic Images - Digital (posters, architectural drawings, postcards, fine prints)
   5. Microforms
3. Moving Image Works
   1. Motion Pictures - Digital and Physical Media
   2. Video - File-Based and Physical Media
4. Audio Works
   1. Audio - On Tangible Media (digital or analog)
   2. Audio - Media-independent (digital)
5. Musical Scores
   1. Musical Scores - Print
   2. Musical Scores - Digital
6. Datasets
   1. Datasets
   2. Databases
7. GIS, Geospatial and Non-GIS Cartographic
   1. Geographic Information System (GIS) - Vector Images
   2. GIS Raster and Georeferenced Images
   3. GIS Vector and Raster Combined
   4. Non-GIS Cartographic
8. Design and 3D
   1. 2D and 3D Computer Aided Design
   2. Design (schematics, architectural drawings) - Print
   3. Scanned 3D Objects (output from photogrammetry scanning)
9. Software and Video Games
10. Web Archives
11. Email

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