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