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Unified Digital Format Registry (UDFR) |
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The UDFR is an initiative begun in April 2009 to build a single shared formats registry. UDFR builds on years of work performed by a number of institutions internationally, whether it was for PRONOM, the Global Digital Formats Registry (GDFR), or other format registry projects. It will:
Project update: The technical work needed to make UDFR fully operational has been funded by the Library of CongressNear the end of 2009 the interim governance working group submitted a proposal to the Library of Congress' National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP) to fund the one-year program of technical work needed to establish the first version of the UDFR. Under the proposal the work would be conducted at the University of California Curation Center (UC3) of the California Digital Library (CDL). UC3 will provide project oversight and management, and will hire two new staff for the project - a project architect and developer. The proposal was accepted by the Library of Congress in early 2010. UC3 has hired a project architect and is in the process of hiring a developer. The project is scheduled to run from January 2011 to January 2012. When the UDFR becomes operational in January 2012, it will have:
The use cases that will be supported in the first version of UDFR are listed below and explained in more detail in the Functional Requirements for Phase 1 Technical Development and on the UDFR wiki.
Interim Governing BodyAn ad-hoc governing body was formed in April 2009, in anticipation of the eventual transfer of governance to a permanent body. Pam Armstrong, Manager of the Library and Archives Canada's Digital Repository Services and Standards Office, chaired the UDFR's interim governing body. The interim governing board was composed of individuals from:
Technical Working GroupIn addition to the Interim Governing Body, the UDFR project has been informed by a Technical Working Group composed of individuals from:
For technical documentation see the new UDFR wiki maintained by CDL or the original UDFR wiki. |
For technical documentation see the new UDFR wiki maintained by CDL or the original UDFR wiki. | |||