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Chinese-European Workshop, Beijing, 14-16 July 2004 The OAIS Reference Model: current implementations Chinese-European Workshop on Digital Preservation, Beijing, 15 July 2004 The OAIS Reference Model: current implementations Michael Day,UKOLN, University of Bathm.day@ukoln.ac.uk Chinese-European Workshop on Digital Preservation, Beijing, China, 14-16 July 2004 Presentation outline The OAIS Reference Model (brief) Background Definitions Functional Model Information Model Implementing the model: Preservation metadata System design Conformance and certification The OAIS reference model (1) Background: Reference Model for an Open Archival Information System (OAIS) Development led by the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS) Adopted as ISO 14721:2003 Establishes a common framework of terms and concepts Identifies the basic functions of an OAIS Defines an information model /documents/650x0b1.pdf The OAIS reference model (2) Provides definitions of terms that need to have well-defined meanings, e.g.: Archival Storage, Content Data Object, Designated Community (key term), Ingest, Metadata, Representation Information, etc. OAIS = An archive, consisting of an organization of people and systems, that has accepted the responsibility to preserve information and make it available for a Designated Community (OAIS 1.7.2) The OAIS reference model (3) High level concepts, e.g.: The environment of an OAIS (Producers, Consumers, Management) Definitions of information, Information Objects and their relationship with Data Objects Definitions of Information Packages, conceptual containers of Content Information and Preservation Description Information OAIS Responsibilities The OAIS reference model (4) Functional Model: Six entities Ingest Archival Storage Data Management Administration Preservation Planning Access Described using UML diagrams The OAIS reference model (5) The OAIS reference model (6) Information model: Information Object (basic concept): Data Object