fyi, members of this list might be interested in the following:
> Announcement of a Comment Period for the Five Year Review of the
> Reference Model for an Open Archival Information System (OAIS)
> Standard
>
> OAIS Overview
>
> The Reference Model for an Open Archival Information System (OAIS)
> was developed for use in facilitating a broad, discipline
> independent, consensus on the requirements for an archive or
> repository to provide permanent, or indefinite long-term,
> preservation of digital information. It was also intended to support
> the development of additional digital preservation standards and to
> encourage digital preservation support by vendors.
>
> An OAIS is an archive consisting of an organization of people and
> systems that has accepted the responsibility to preserve information
> and make it available to a designated community. The standard defines
> a set of responsibilities that an OAIS archive must fulfill and this
> allows an OAIS archive to be distinguished from other uses of the
> term archive.
>
> Since its adoption as both Consultative Committee for Space Data
> Systems (CCSDS) and ISO standards, the OAIS Reference Model has been
> welcomed and widely adopted by virtually all types of digital
> preservation communities. Most modern digital archiving initiatives
> reference the OAIS Reference Model standard. It has also been widely
> used by organizations to inform their implementations of new or
> upgraded archiving systems.
>
> Five Year Review
>
> In compliance with ISO and CCSDS procedures, a standard must be
> reviewed every five years and a determination made to reaffirm,
> modify, or withdraw the existing standard. The Reference Model for an
> Open Archival Information System (OAIS) standard was approved as
> CCSDS 650.0-B-1 in January 2002 and was approved as ISO standard
> 14721 in 2003. While the standard can be reaffirmed given its wide
> usage, it may also be appropriate to begin a revision process. Our
> view is that any revision must remain backward compatible with regard
> to major terminology and concepts. Further, we do not plan to expand
> the general level of detail. A particular interest is to reduce
> ambiguities and to fill in any missing or weak concepts. To this
> end, a comment period has been established.
>
> Comment Process
>
> We are soliciting recommendations for updates that will reduce
> ambiguities or improve missing or weak concepts. We also want to know
> if you prefer that no changes be made. Please categorized your
> comments for changes under one of the following:
>
> Updates needed for clarification Updates to add missing concepts or
> strengthen weak concepts Identification of any outdated material
>
> Please be as specific as possible with your suggestions. For this
> consideration, comments must be received by 30 October, 2006.
>
> Comments may be submitted to: [log in to unmask]
>
> Should the decision be taken to update the OAIS Reference Model,
> there should be an opportunity to participate in the process. Please
> also express your interest in participating and, if known, an
> indication of your expected level of effort.
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