@article {ref_9601, title = {Requirements for Digital Preservation Systems; A Bottom-Up Approach}, journal = {A Bottom-Up Approach}, number = {11}, year = {2005}, note = {

The goal of a digital preservation system is that the information it contains remains accessible to users over a long period of time.

}, month = {11/2005}, edition = {Volume 11}, abstract = {

The field of digital preservation is being defined by a set of standards developed top-down, starting with an abstract reference model (OAIS) and gradually adding more specific detail. Systems claiming conformance to these standards are entering production use. Work is underway to certify that systems conform to requirements derived from OAIS.

We complement these requirements derived top-down by presenting an alternate, bottom-up view of the field. The fundamental goal of these systems is to ensure that the information they contain remains accessible for the long term. We develop a parallel set of requirements based on observations of how existing systems handle this task, and on an analysis of the threats to achieving that goal. On this basis we suggest disclosures that systems should provide as to how they satisfy their goals

}, url = {http://www.dlib.org/dlib/november05/rosenthal/11rosenthal.html}, author = {Seth Morabito and David S. H. Rosenthal and Thomas Robertson and Tom Lipkis and Vicky Reich} }