[SCC_Active_Members] About long-term digital preservation

[H.M. Gladney]

Of interest relative to SCC discussions of a digital preservation workshop. 

Best wishes,  Henry

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Title: Requirements for Digital Preservation Systems: A Bottom-Up Approach
Authors: David S. H. Rosenthal, Thomas S. Robertson, Tom Lipkis, Vicky
Reich, Seth Morabito

  The field of digital preservation is being defined by a set of standards
developed top-down, starting with an abstract reference model (OAIS) and
gradually adding more specific detail. Systems claiming conformance to these
standards are entering production use. Work is underway to certify that
systems conform to requirements derived from OAIS.
  We complement these requirements derived top-down by presenting an
alternate, bottom-up view of the field. The fundamental goal of these
systems is to ensure that the information they contain remains accessible
for the long term. We develop a parallel set of requirements based on
observations of how existing systems handle this task, and on an analysis of
the threats to achieving the goal. On this basis we suggest disclosures that
systems should provide as to how they satisfy their goals.

At http://arXiv.org/abs/cs/0509018