Poster presentation given by Brianna Marshall at the Wayne State University National Digital Stewardship Alliance Colloquium on October 23, 2012.

1. Understanding
Preserva.on
Metadata:
PREMIS
vs. OAIS
Preserva.on
metadata
is
a
vital
part
of
any
ins.tu.on’s
digital
cura.on
workflow.
Thorough
knowledge
of
preserva.on
metadata
best
prac.ces
can
mean
the
difference
between
effec.ve
and
ineffec.ve
storage
of
digital
objects.
Below,
a
very
brief
introduc.on
to
PREMIS
and
OAIS.
• PREMIS
=
Preserva.on
Metadata:
Implementa.on
• OAIS
=
Open
Archival
Informa.on
System
Strategies
• Conceptual
reference
model
(not
an
implementa.on
• Resources
include
a
data
dic.onary,
XML
schema,
and
schema)
meant
to
preserve
informa.on
over
an
extended
documenta.on
detailing
best
prac.ces.
period
of
.me
and
provide
user
access
to
archival
• Can
be
considered
an
elabora.on
on
OAIS,
though
there
informa.on.
are
some
differences
in
terminology.
• Simplifies
the
daun.ng
prospect
of
digital
preserva.on
by
• Cross-­‐ins.tu.onal—an
important
step
toward
stripping
the
process
down
to
the
basics—without
placing
standardized
prac.ce
for
managing
digital
preserva.on
limita.ons
on
an
organiza.on’s
technical
or
procedural
metadata.
preferences.
• The
data
model
defines
the
five
most
important
en..es
to
• Provides
six
func.onal
en..es:
ingest,
archival
storage,
digital
preserva.on:
intellectual
en..es,
objects,
events,
data
management,
administra.on,
preserva.on
planning,
rights
and
agents
(see
below).
and
access
(see
below).