What Are ‘Sustainable Formats’ for Electronic Records, Part 2?

15 Jul What Are ‘Sustainable Formats’ for Electronic Records, Part 2?

Electronic records management comes with a key challenge that analog records rarely face: what’s the best format for the record for long-term storage? When it comes to something like paper documents, the question doesn’t even really make sense: you just store what you’ve got.

With digital files, however, there are myriad different file formats to select, and not all of them are equally suited for long-term preservation. Instead, organizations must select “sustainable” formats that will continue to be usable and accessible for years to come. But what are sustainable formats for electronic records management?

Read the full post on our TransAccessDM blog.