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PDF to PDF A Conversion

Added by Anne Barrett · last edited by Anne Barrett · on Sep 02, 2014

Title	PDF to PDF/A Conversion
Detailed description	Shifting of text away from the centre for current PDF to PDF/A conversion Do not know why there is this issue A new free conversion tool running on Windows
Issue champion	Anne Barrett Imperial College Archives and Corporate Records Unit Who owns the issue? Type "[" and then your name to use autocomplete. This creates a link to your user profile on the wiki, including your contact details, so is the best way to add your name..
Other interested parties	Matthew Bull Preservica Jouke de Boer Department of Justice Netherlands Carl Wilson Open Planets Foundation Any other parties who are also interested in applying Issue Solutions to their Datasets.
Possible Solution approaches	Searching for and testing any open conversion tools Brief brainstorm of possible approaches to solving the Issue. Each approach should be described in a single sentence as part of a bulleted list. Further detail can go in a dedicated Solution page.
Context	Requirement to convert PDF documents to PDF/A for preservation Details of the institutional context to the Issue.
Lessons Learned	Notes on Lessons Learned from tackling this Issue that might be useful to inform digital preservation best practice .
Datasets	Reference to the appropriate Dataset page, by hyperlink. Note that all Issues *MUST* be linked to at least one Dataset!
Solutions	Reference to the appropriate Solution page(s), by hyperlink.