Digital preservation

de National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (U.S.)

Presents information about the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program, Library of Congress. Created in Dec. 2000 under Public Law 106-554, the Program will provide, through a collaborative effort with Federal agencies and other institutions, a national focus on important policy, standards, and technical components necessary to preserve digital content. The Program's mission statement is to "develop a national strategy to collect, archive, and preserve the burgeoning amounts of digital content, especially materials that are created only in digital formats, for current and future generations."