Archival Storage |
| Definition: | "The OAIS entity that contains the services and functions used for the storage and retrieval of Archival Information Packages." |
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| At ICPSR: | The Archival Storage function provides onsite and offsite redundancy through online copies (and a tape copy as extra backup) of ICPSR's digital content, both the archival copies and the access copies. ICPSR preserves the ability to regenerate the Dissemination Information Package (DIP); we do not preserve the software-dependent files (e.g., SAS, SPSS, Stata) that are distributed. Archival storage contributes to ensuring business continuity for ICPSR and is a component of the disaster planning at ICPSR. |
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| Source: | OAIS: CCSDS 650.0-B-1, p. 1-8. |
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| Date added: | June 18, 2007 |
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| Last updated: | June 18, 2007 |
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| Keywords: | digital preservation, archival storage, OAIS, disaster planning, life cycle management |
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