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description: >-
  Links to initiatives/workgroups, events, and publications on the topic of
  developing standards for data packaging, file types, metadata, documentation,
  normalization, migration, storage, and access.
---

# Digital Preservation Standards

## **3D Software**

#### US Library of Congress Recommended Formats Statement: Software and Video Games

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## **3D Data**

**International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) Community 3D Interest Group**

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**CS3DP (Community Standards for 3D Data Preservation)**

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**Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR): 3D/VR in the Academic Library: Emerging Practices and Trends**

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**Developing Library Strategy for 3D and Virtual Reality Collection Development and Reuse (LIB3DVR)**

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**Building for Tomorrow: Collaborative Development of Sustainable Infrastructure for Architectural and Design Documentation**

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**PARTHENOS: “Digital 3D Objects in Art and Humanities: Challenges of Creation, Interoperability and Preservation”**

* Digital 3D Objects in Art and Humanities: challenges of creation, interoperability and preservation. [White paper](https://hal.inria.fr/hal-01526713)
* [Project Deliverables](http://www.parthenos-project.eu/resources/projects-deliverables)
* Workshop [presentation videos](https://www.canal-u.tv/producteurs/humanum/parthenos/parthenos_3d_ws_presentations)

**Born to Be 3D: Digital Stewardship of Intrinsic 3D Data (US Library of Congress)**

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**The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Standards Association: Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Working Group**

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#### 3D Data Repository Features, Best Practices, and Implications for Preservation Models: Findings from a National Forum

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#### US Library of Congress Recommended Formats Statement: Design and 3D

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#### Web3D Consortium Recommended Standards

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#### DURAARK (Durable Architectural Knowledge) Paper:

Lindlar, M., Panitz, M., and Gadiraju, U. (2015) Ingest and Storage of 3D Objects in a Digital Preservation System.

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