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What file formats are accepted and supported for SPR content?

Most file formats are accepted for deposit in the Scholarly Publications Repository (SPR); however, not all formats will be supported for long-term preservation.

Over time, documents stored in the SPR will be preserved as is or migrated to new platforms depending on the level of support designated for a particular format.

Some file formats in the repository will be fully supported, some formats will be partially supported, and others will be unsupported. Fully supported file formats (e.g., .pdf) are those that the NCSU Libraries will make readable and retrievable for the foreseeable future, employing migration and archival techniques as necessary.

Partially supported file formats are those for which the NCSU Libraries will recognize, but cannot guarantee full support for the foreseeable future. Examples of partially supported file formats are proprietary formats (e.g., .doc).

Unsupported file formats are those that the NCSU Libraries can only support as bit streams.

Support available for specific file formats:

File Format	Extension	Level
Adobe PDF	pdf	supported
Postscript	ps, eps, ai	supported
GIF	gif	supported
JPEG	jpeg, jpg	supported
PNG	png	supported
TIFF	tiff, tif	supported
HTML	html, htm	supported
Text	txt	supported
Rich Text Format	rtf	supported
DeVice Independent	dvi	supported
XML	xml	supported
Microsoft Word	doc	partially supported
Microsoft Excel	xls	partially supported
MPEG Audio/MP3	mp3, mpa, abs, mpeg,	partially supported
MPEG	mpeg, mpg, mpe	partially supported
WAV	wav	partially supported
BMP	bmp	partially supported
Video Quicktime	mov, qt	partially supported

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Related Questions:

• How are the number of citations for each article determined for display in the Scholarly Publications Repository?
• How are full works added to the SPR?
• What is the SPR?

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