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NARAs digital preservation framework keeps decades-old formats running

Published: July 6, 2020, 1:46 p.m.

Agencies are making the switch from paper to digital records. That\u2019s because after December 2022 the National Archives and Records Administration will only accept electronic permanent records. Archivists might face a jumble of file formats. To make sure NARA can still open records years from now the agency has released a Digital Preservation Framework with digital recordkeeping best practices. It covers more than 500 file formats. For more on the framework Federal News Network\u2019s Jory Heckman spoke with NARA\u2019s director of digital preservation Leslie Johnston. \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices