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Packet ID
organizations:entity-library-of-congress-digital-formats
Packet SHA-256 identity
1e45a51822b33f5158cb47ad7e9465e2514049107d3a15de8a05a38d91b64bd2
Corpus SHA-256 identity
8fa944604ca189f5a9216ca59f640ad2ca20972ad512f2f4970764716782e18d
Release ID
public-alpha-2026-07-26-research-visuals-r14
Source commit
3eb036fce3d711336c8c605625895e8a2e799ab0
Frozen corpus date
2026-07-25
Primary records
1
Reference sources
1

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    Library of Congress Digital Formats

    Record fingerprint
    32ec7875e28893685b4164c45f46af9cca394fbcf8e45e5384fd8e7108057336
    Minimum approvals
    1
    Required scope groups
    bounded-competence: ecosystem-due-diligence
    High-consequence domains
    None under the named two-person rule
    Review state
    pending
    Published human decisions
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    ID
    entity-library-of-congress-digital-formats
    Legacy ID
    org-universi-038
    Slug
    library-of-congress-digital-formats
    Name
    Library of Congress Digital Formats
    Category
    University and national laboratory
    Geography
    United States
    Relevance
    enabling
    Engagement
    Proposed, not undertaken: use public format guidance to build a versioned preservation matrix and test migration and recovery; seek clarification only through a normal public-information route if later authorized.
    Capability
    Digital-format sustainability analysis, preservation planning guidance, recommended formats, metadata considerations, and long-term collection-management practice.
    Entity Kind
    government library digital-preservation programme
    Link Checked At
    2026-07-25
    Relationship
    indexed only; no formal relationship
    Engagement Status
    proposed; not undertaken
    Profile Summary
    The Library of Congress Digital Formats programme publishes information about managing digital file formats over time, including format sustainability considerations and recommended format statements used in preservation planning.
    Potential Fit
    Its public criteria could anchor format selection, migration triggers, metadata requirements, and preservation-risk registers for an offline civilization archive. The guidance addresses durable stewardship on Earth, not autonomous century-scale storage in a radiation and maintenance-constrained habitat.
    Risks
    1. Recommended formats do not solve media decay, hardware obsolescence, bit rot, cryptographic expiry, or loss of interpretation software.
    2. Guidance and format assessments change and require scheduled review.
    3. Library collection practice is not a safety certification for an autonomous operational knowledge base.
    Evidence Boundary
    The official programme page supports the Library's digital-format stewardship guidance; it does not provide a bespoke GShips review, guarantee indefinite readability, or validate specific storage hardware and recovery architectures.
    Conflicts
    1. GShips may use public Library guidance to support claims about the durability of its own knowledge architecture.
    What Would Change
    A completed format matrix, repeated migration and restore trials, preserved renderers, independent archival review, and evidence under representative radiation and resource constraints would change readiness.
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RecordSubjectFingerprintApprovalsScope groups
ecosystem-organization:entity-library-of-congress-digital-formats Library of Congress Digital Formats 32ec7875e28893685b4164c45f46af9cca394fbcf8e45e5384fd8e7108057336 1 bounded-competence: ecosystem-due-diligence

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official-ecosystem-organization-entity-library-of-congress-digital-formats Library of Congress Digital Formats (opens external site in a new tab) 2026-07-25 The official programme page supports the Library's digital-format stewardship guidance; it does not provide a bespoke GShips review, guarantee indefinite readability, or validate specific storage hardware and recovery architectures. a3c49cd651722013ae6c125f6a86dc10fe88cdbccf0eceb001c9f49615f868d4

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