Kate Murray
SUPER excited to announce a new fdd, FIRST ONE ever from Liz Caringola, on PAR (Parity Volume Set File Format Family - fdd634). We/Liz even submitted for the #PUID in #PRONOM and we'll do this as part of our workflow from now on. This format was a popular discussion topic with lots of community input. Comments always welcome but mostly if they say Go Liz! Great job! Woot! https://www.loc.gov/preservation/digital/formats/fdd/fdd000634.shtml #digipres #fileformats
Parity Volume Set File Format Family

Format Description for PAR_Family -- PAR is an open-source file format designed to accompany a set of files intended for transfer or storage. Using a PAR client, the PAR files can verify the data integrity of the set of files and, if needed, repair corrupted files or reconstruct missing files.

Jan 22, 2025 at 3:17pmWeb
Show threadMartin HoppenheitJan 22, 2025
@kmur Very cool that you made establishing connections between fdd and PRONOM part of your regular workflow! 👍 I constantly switch back and forth between the two.
Show threadKate MurrayJan 22, 2025
@marhop Thanks! We just started to wrap up our authoring/updating process by submitting to Pronom to help bridge the gap and also get us outstanding some PUIDs that we can reference
Show threadKate MurrayJan 22, 2025
@marhop I should also say that we've been mapping between our fdds, PUID and Wikidata IQs for years! See monthly updated reports: https://www.loc.gov/preservation/digital/formats/fdd/fdd_puid_qid.shtml
Mapping FDDs to PRONOM and Wikidata - Sustainability of Digital Formats | Library of Congress

The format descriptions presented on the Sustainability of Digital Formats web site are mapped to corresponding unique identifiers for PRONOM and Wikidata.

Show threadMartin HoppenheitJan 22, 2025
@kmur Oh I know, and I very much appreciate that. Just as everything else in your fdds; these are really helpful, detailed resources and often the first thing I read when I need to assess a file format.
Show threadKate MurrayJan 22, 2025
@marhop thanks! this made the LC Formats Team's day! Much appreciated