19-Oct-2001.ppt

19-Oct-2001 Digital Curation Seminar Framework for Digital Archiving:OAIS Reference Model Donald Sawyer/NASA/GSFC Lou Reich/NASA/CSC 17-February-2002 Response Response to Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS) and ISO TC 20/SC 13 No framework widely recognized for developing specific digital archive standards Begin by developing a ‘Reference Model’ to establish common terms and concepts Ensure broad participation, including traditional archives (Not restricted to space communities; all participation is welcome!) Focus on data in electronic forms, but recognize that other forms exist in most archives Follow up with additional archive standards efforts as appropriate What is a Reference Model? A framework for understanding significant relationships among the entities of some environment, and for the development of consistent standards or specifications supporting that environment. A reference model is based on a small number of unifying concepts is an abstraction of the key concepts, their relationships, and their interfaces both to each other and to the external environment may be used as a basis for education and explaining standards to a non-specialist. What was the Motivation? Agencies and organizations have a significant stewardship responsibility for the digital information obtained by their programs Data are often irreplaceable Long term (indefinite) preservation of this information is difficult “Data + metadata” (i.e., information) must be migrated across new media, operating systems, and management systems Field representations and formats may need to be revised to keep pace with evolving technologies and supported standards What constitutes adequate metadata is not widely understood or standardized Digital information is becoming ever more widely distributed Digital information must be readily transportable from archive to archive Organizational Approach Organize US contribution under a framework with NASA lead in October, 1995 Es