February 1999 RLG DigiNews now available

["Robin Dale" <Robin_Dale@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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The February 1999 issue of RLG DigiNews is now available at

http://www.rlg.org/preserv/diginews/         (from all points other
                                              than Europe)
or
http://www.thames.rlg.org/preserv/diginews/  (from Europe).

In addition to announcements, a highlighted web site and a current
calendar of events, the following is covered in the new February
1999 issue:

Volume 3, Issue 1
CONTENTS

_Feature Articles_
Digital Imaging and Preservation Microfilm: The Future of the Hybrid
Approach for the Preservation of Brittle Books
  by Stephen Chapman, Paul Conway, and Anne R. Kenney

Digitization Efforts at the Center for Retrospective Digitization,
Goettingen University Library
  by Norbert Lossau and Frank Klaproth

_Technical Feature_
Lossy or Lossless? File Compression Strategies Discussion at ALA
  by Robin Dale

_FAQ_
What is the Status of the Proposal to Revise the 007 Field to
Include Digital Materials?  How in Particular Will it Apply to
Digital Images?
  by Diane Hillmann

_RLG News_
New Report of RLG Members' Digital Preservation Needs

Vote at ALA Signals Future Change in Recording Bibliographic
Information for Digitally Reformatted Files



For more information about RLG or PRESERV, please contact
Robin Dale (Robin_Dale@xxxxxxxxxxxxx).

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