Law Librarian Blog: Moving Beyond the Ubiquitous PDF for Durham Statement Compliance

Connotea Imports 2012-07-31

Summary:

"Instead of PDF files, authorized repositories should provide support for file conversion to a standard mark-up language (e.g., XML) because the PDF format "does not support robust searching, linking, text-mining, or reformatting over the long-term, nor does it provide full accessibility for the blind and reading impaired." ..."

Link:

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2010/05/moving-beyond-the-ubiquitous-pdf-for-durham-compliance.html

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oa.new oa.pdf oa.law oa.formats

Authors:

petersuber

Date tagged:

07/31/2012, 18:44

Date published:

05/06/2010, 21:35