The PDF Association has published a new online edition of a guide to PDF /A written by Alexandra Oettler. Thomas Zellmann, Managing Director of the PDF Association, explains, ”PDF/A in a Nutshell 2.0′ is an up-to-the-minute brochure offering readers an introduction to the subject which is grounded in real specialist knowledge. You could almost say it’s the concentrated result of seven years of PDF/A. As an ISO standard for using the PDF format for long-term archiving of digital documents the e-book demonstrates how users in the areas of fiancé, administration, academia and law can benefit from PDF/A

The contents include

• PDF/A – the ISO standard for long-term archiving
• PDF/A facts – an introduction to the standard
• A short history of PDF/A
• The technical side of the PDF/A standard
• The most important reasons to use PDF/A
• Typical uses for PDF/A
• PDF/A creation tools
• Validation: Is it really PDF/A?
• PDF/A in public administration
• PDF/A in finance and industry
• PDF/A in legislation and justice
• What the users and experts say
• PDF/A and the other PDF standards
• The myths and legends surrounding PDF/A
• Further information on PDF/A

A copy of PDF /A can be viewed and downloaded from the PDA website