Technical Standards Committee: Intermediate Report
(as of Nov. 5, 2002)

Cochairs: 
      Thierry Bouche Grenoble/NUMDAM   thierry.bouche@ujf-grenoble.fr 
      Ulf Rehmann Bielefeld                       rehmann@mathematik.uni-bielefeld.de

Members:  
      Pierre Berard                                     Pierre.Berard@ujf-grenoble.fr    
      Jon Borwein                                      jborwein@cecm.sfu.ca
      Michael Doob                                     mdoob@cc.UManitoba.CA
      Keith Dennis                                     dennis@rkd.math.cornell.edu



Our recommendations concerning the Technical Standards for the Digital
Library will be given with respect to the following topics. We hope
that further discussions will complete this list and make it more
precise.

1. Scanning Quality
2. Archiving Formats
3. File Name Conventions
4. Delivery Formats
5. Download Units
6. Server Techniques
7. Further Recommendations

We also hope we will later be able to provide tools for achieving the
different tasks described below.