Description Service uses DROID for format identification and JHOVE for format validation and characterization. Based on the identification result, the Format Description Service launches applicable JHOVE validators to perform format validation and characterization. The JHOVE characterization and validation results are then transformed into PREMIS along with applicable standard metadata schema.
Cairo will develop a tool for ingesting complex collections of born-digital materials, with basic descriptive, preservation and relationship metadata, into a preservation repository. The project is based on needs identified by the JISC-funded Paradigm project and the Wellcome Library's Digital Curation in Action project. It is a key building block in the partner institutions' strategy to develop digital repository architectures which can support the development of digital collections over the long-term.