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Citations

The following list of documents are cited in ICPSR's digital preservation policies and related documents. Citations include:

The number of citations will grow as policy documents are developed and implemented.


Title:Mission Statement
Organization:University of Michigan
Description:This is the current mission statement for the University of Michigan.
Version:October 9, 1992
At ICPSR:The policies of ICPSR adhere to relevant policies of the University of Michigan.
Category:local policy document
Keywords:digital preservation policy framework
Date added:April 6, 2007
Date updated:July 30, 2007

Title:Mission Statement
Organization:Institute for Social Research
Description:This is the current the ISR mission statement.
Version:Reviewed November 1, 2005
At ICPSR:The policies of ICPSR reflect the policies of ISR when appropriate.
Category:local policy document
Keywords:digital preservation policy framework
Date added:April 6, 2007
Date updated:July 30, 2007

Title:Open Archival Information System (OAIS) Reference Model (PDF)
Organization:CCSDS
Description:The Open Archive Information System (OAIS) Reference Model, an ISO standard that formally expresses the roles (producer, management, consumer, and implicitly archives), functions (common services, ingest, archival storage, data management, administration, preservation planning, and access), and content (submission information package, archival information collection, archival information package, and dissemination information package) of an archive. It was approved as an ISO standard in 2003. OAIS is undergoing a five-year review in 2007.
Version:CCSDS Blue Book, January 2002; ISO 14721:2003
At ICPSR:ICPSR is committed to developing its digital preservation program in conformance with OAIS. OAIS is due for a revision in 2007.
Category:international standard
Keywords:digital preservation, OAIS, preservation planning
Date added:April 6, 2007
Date updated:July 24, 2007

Title:Preservation Metadata Implementation Strategies (PREMIS)
Organization:OCLC; RLG; Library of Congress
Description:The PREMIS data dictionary and associate documents were developed by a working group convened by OCLC and RLG. The maintenance activity for the data dictionary and follow-on developments is hosted by the Library of Congress.
At ICPSR:ICPSR is including the PREMIS data dictionary in its review of requisite preservation metadata and we will document our steps to respond to the PREMIS data dictionary and findings.
Category:community guidance
Keywords:digital preservation, preservation metadata, archival storage
Date added:July 24, 2007
Date updated:July 24, 2007

Title:Trusted Digital Repositories: Attributes and Responsibilities (PDF)
Organization:RLG/OCLC
Description:The Trusted Digital Repositories document was released in 2002. It represents the first time that the organizational context for digital preservation was brought together in a document and so explicitly defined, the first time that the costs of digital preservation were explicitly addressed (Financial Sustainability), the first time technology was not placed at the top of the list of isses to consider, and the first time the need for explicit documentation of policies and practices was acknowledged.
At ICPSR:ICPSR is striving to reflect the attributes of a trusted digital repository.
Category:de facto community standard, community guidance
Keywords:digital preservation, preservation planning
Date added:April 6, 2007
Date updated:July 24, 2007

Title:Trustworthy Repositories Audit & Certification (TRAC): Criteria and Checklist
Organization:Center for Research Libraries
Description:The TRAC document identifies a set of criteria for an organization to address to demonstrate the level of and means for its conformance with prevailing standards and practice for digital preservation. Each criterion provides explanatory text and examples of evidence of compliance.
At ICPSR:ICPSR has been using the TRAC document as a framework for an ongoing process of self-assessment and development to align existing workflows with digital preservation practice, for example.
Category:community guidance
Keywords:digital preservation, lifecycle management, preservation planning
Date added:April 6, 2007
Date updated:July 24, 2007