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Library of Congress

The US Library of Congress in Washington D.C. is the largest library in the world, and has developed many tools and resources for librarians and archivists. The library leads the collaborative National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP), and it also maintains some of the key standards for digital preservation and resource description, including METS, PREMIS, MIX, MODS, EAD and MARCXML.