This Wiki contains information and documents generated by the working group which is attempting to produce an ISO standard on which a full audit and certification of digital repositories can be based. The aim will be to take this work into ISO in the same way as the OAIS Reference Model (ISO 14721), namely via ISO TC20/SC13, of which the working arm is CCSDS.
MetaArchive first private digital preservation network. community-owned, community-led initiative comprised of libraries, archives, and other digital memory organizations. Working cooperatively with the Library of Congress through the NDIIPP Program developed a secure and cost-effective repository that provides for the long-term care of digital materials. In 2002, six libraries in the SE U.S> banded together to develop a digital preservation solution for their special collections materials.
Mission Operations and Information Management Services Area (MOIMS). As recorded in the successful OAIS Reference Model, there is a demand for a standard against which Repositories of digital information may be audited and on which an international accreditation and certification process may be based. The working group will seek to produce the required audit and certification standard. In addition to Space Agency support, it is anticipated that significant resources will be contributed from many other organizations.
TrustedDigitalRepository.eu is a collaboration between Data Seal of Approval, the Repository Audit and Certification Working Group of the CCSDS and the DIN Working Group "Trustworthy Archives – Certification".
The Audit Checklist for the Certification of Trusted Digital Repositories, originally developed by RLG-NARA Digital Repository Certification Task Force, has been revised and expanded. The revised version is entitled: Trustworthy Repositories Audit & Certification: Criteria and Checklist (TRAC).