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OUR@Oakland: OU's Institutional Repository

Accepted file formats

The system can accept almost any file. However, file formats that are either open source, or well known and described have better chances for long term preservation. Some examples include: 


Textual Formats:

  • Acrobat PDF/A
  • Comma-Separated Values
  • Open Office Formats
  • Plain Text (US-ASCII, UTF-8)
  • Text, XML
  • Acrobat PDF
  • Rich Text HTML
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft PowerPoint

Image/Graphic Formats:

  • TIFF
  • JPEG2000
  • JPEG
  • PNG
  • SVG
  • GIF

Audio Formats:

  • AIFF
  • WAVE
  • FLAC
  • AAC
  • MEPG3 / 4 audio
  • RAM
  • Windows Media Audio