Introduction to the Universal Preservation Format Initiative
- Author
- Thom Shepard
- Publication
- Archival Outlook
- Date
- August 1998
- ETC archive
- ETC0810
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Thom Shepard. Introduction to the Universal Preservation Format Initiative. Archival Outlook. August 1998.
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