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SQLite Is a Library of Congress Recommended Storage Format
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Key facts
- As of this writing (2018-05-29) the only other recommended storage formats
- for datasets are XML, JSON, and CSV
- SQLite is a Recommended Storage Format for datasets according to the US Library of Congress
- Degree to which complete specifications and tools for validating
- technical integrity exist and are accessible to those creating and
- sustaining digital content
- What is most significant is not approval by a recognized standards body,
- but the existence of complete documentation
Summary
SQLite is a Recommended Storage Format for datasets according to the US Library of Congress. As of this writing (2018-05-29) the only other recommended storage formats for datasets are XML, JSON, and CSV. Recommended storage formats are formats which, in the opinion of the preservationists at the Library of Congress, maximizes the chance of survival and continued accessibility of digital content. Degree to which complete specifications and tools for validating technical integrity exist and are accessible to those creating and sustaining digital content. Degree to which the format is already used by the primary creators, disseminators, or users of information resources.