LOC Chooses 4 Universities for Preservation Project

Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, Old Dominion University and Stanford University are the four institutions chosen by the Library of Congress (Federal Computer Week) to test procedures for handling large digital collections slated for long-term preservation.

The four will test varied methods of sending and receiving a variety of information formats(12G) from a collection involving September 11, 2001, now stored at George Mason University.