- Alternative Names
- OAIS (Acronym)
- Summary
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. It meets a set of responsibilities...that allows an OAIS archive to be distinguished from other uses of the term 'archive'.
Resources
Reports
- Hilary Beedham et al., Assessment of UKDA and TNA Compliance with OAIS and METS Standards, UKDA, University of Essex. (Also available at http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/programmes/preservation/oaismets.pdf) 'Chapter 6: OAIS Information Model'. [ Details... ]
Standards
- Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS), Reference Model for an Open Archival Information System (OAIS), Recommendation for Space Data System Standards, Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems Secretariat, January 2002. (Also available at http://public.ccsds.org/publications/archive/650x0b1.pdf) [ Details... ]
Sources used to compile this entry: Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS), Reference Model for an Open Archival Information System (OAIS), Recommendation for Space Data System Standards, Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems Secretariat, January 2002. (Also available at http://public.ccsds.org/publications/archive/650x0b1.pdf).
Prepared by: Rachel Tropea
Created: 10 July 2009