Preserving Born-Digital Content

Amid congressional hearings accusing the White House of improperly saving electronic records, another federal organization is promoting services that provide access to all sorts of government (and non-government) resources.

In March, the Library of Congress will launch a monthly online newsletter as part of its National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program to provide a digest of recent news, with links to stories on the program’s Web site. The program is driven by a national network of partners -- government agencies, educational institutions, research laboratories, and commercial and nonprofit organizations -- dedicated to the collection and preservation of “born-digital content." That's content that was created digitally and exists in no other form, such as electronic journals and Web sites, films, television programs, sound recordings, maps and other media that are digitally produced.

Those interested can subscribe to the newsletter online.