Trusted Digital Repositories (pdf) - RLG/OCLC (May 2002)

Working report articulating "the framework of attributes and responsibilities for trusted, reliable, sustainable digital repositories capable of handling the range of materials held by large and small research institutions." Includes definition, attributes, responsiblities, and recommendations for the trusted digital repository.

Metadata Harvesting and the OAI - ARL (Aug. 2001)

Article by Clifford Lynch describing the Open Archives Metadata Harvesting Protocol

IMS Digital Repositories Working Group White Paper (version 1.6) - IMS Global Learning Consortium (Aug. 2001)

White paper providing an overview of the Digital Repositories "Problem Space", with the goal of facilitating interoperability between repositories among libraries, museums, archives, and scientific research communities, among others.

Preservation Metadata for Digital Collections - National Library of Australia (Oct. 1999)

Overview of the NLA MD schema for digital collections, including description and element list.

OAIS Red Book - Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS) (May 1999)

Reference Model for an Open Archival Information System (OAIS); this is the draft recommendation for Space Data System standards. CCSDS 650.0-R-1 Red Book Issue 1.

Issues and Approaches to Preservation Metadata - Joint RLG and NPO Conference: Guidelines for Digital Imaging (Feb. 1999)

Paper authored by Michael Day, Metadata Officer of UKOLN, which includes an introduction to metadata and digital preservation, digital imaging technology and preservation, an overview of digital preservation initiatives, and a discussion of the Cedars Project.

RLG Working Group on Preservation Issues of Metadata - Paper presented by UKOLN at the Joint RLG and NPO Preservation Conference (1999)

Overview of the Cedars Project, which aims to address strategic, methodological and practical issues relating to digital preservation. Topics include digital preservation, emulation, migration, and rights management.

RLG Working Group on Digital Archiving - RLG PRESERV (Feb. 1997)

Overview of the objectives and timetable of the RLG PRESERVE Preservation Program Working Group on Digital Archiving.

Preserving Digital Information - RLG Task Force on Archiving of Digital Information (May 1996)

Paper includes sections on the challenge of archiving digital information, archival roles and responsibilities, and best practices suggestions, along with an extensive bibliography.

ISO Archiving Standards (NASA)

Links to reference model papers for digital archiving, including OAIS.

Last modified: April 3, 2006