Sunday, April 13, 2008

Models for Information Preservation

The widely accepted model for digital preservation is the OAIS Reference Model, shown below (Hitchcock, 2007). This model provides general guidance for archiving digital information.







A detailed explanation of the reference model may be found in the CCSDS publication (CCSDS, 2002). However, in keeping with my most recent posting, there is also a model that represents my concept of where the act of preservation resides in the library process, be it newly arrived materials or re-evaluation of materials. This model is shown below:





References


Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems. (January 2002). Recommendation for space data system standards: Reference model for an open archival information system (OAIS). CCSDS Blue Book (650.0-B-1). Retrieved March 2, 2008 from http://public.ccsds.org/publications/archive/650x0b1.pdf


Hitchcock, S., & Brody, T., & Hey, J., & Carr, L. (2007, May/June). Digital service provider models for institutional repositories. D-Lib Magazine, 13(5/6). Retrieved March 2, 2008 from http://www.dlib.org/dlib/may07/hitchcock/05hitchcock.html#OAIS

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