Term: Open archival information system (OAIS)

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Term: Open archival information system (OAIS)

Definition:

A high-level model that describes the components and processes necessary for a digital archives, including six distinct functional areas: ingest, archival storage, data management, administration, preservation planning, and access. The OAIS model provides a foundation in the form of a taxonomy of information objects and packages for archived objects, as well as the structure of their associated metadata. The PREMIS Data Dictionary for Preservation Metadata builds upon the OAIS reference model.

Category:

General

Resource:

PREMIS Data Dictionary for Preservation Metadata, v3.0
https://www.loc.gov/standards/premis/v3/index.html

See also:

Metadata