ISO Archiving Standards - Overview

ISO has encouraged the development of standards in support of the long term preservation of digital information obtained from observations of the terrestrial and space environments. ISO requested that the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems Panel 2 coordinate the development of those standards. (CCSDS has subsequently reorganized and the work is now situated in the Data Archive Ingest (DAI) Working Group.)

The initial effort has been the development of a Reference Model for an Open Archival Information System (OAIS). The OAIS Reference Model has been reviewed and pending some editorial updates, It has been approved as an ISO Standard and as a CCSDS Recommendation.

The development history of this effort can be seen by surveying the many past US, French, British and International workshops. With the growing acceptance of the OAIS Reference Model, attention is turning to identifying and starting additional archival standardization efforts. This is reflected in the Digital Archive Directions (DADs) Workshop and the Archival Workshop on Ingest, Identification, and Certification Standards (AWIICS).

AWIICS identified significant interest in starting new standardization efforts, and provided starting documents related to Ingest, Identification, and Certification of Archives.

An effort examining the Ingest area has produced the Producer-Archive Interface Methodology Abstract Standard.

Current efforts are:

• development of standards for XML-based Submission Information Packages (SIPs) that are being developed in conjunction with the CCSDS Information Packaging and Registries Working Group
• development of archive certification criteria in conjunction with the Research Libraries Group (RLG)
• the comment period for possible updates to the OAIS Reference Model

A series of international workshops, augmented with e-mail exchanges and occasional teleconferences, is traditional for CCSDS Working Groups and it is expected to be the primary international mode of working. The timing of the international workshops on archiving standards is planned to coordinate with CCSDS DAI Working Group meetings. National workshops and development efforts take place between the international meetings. These activities are focused on developing national positions and input for the international efforts.

Participation in International Efforts

Participation in the meetings at the international level is restricted to those representing the participating national groups.

However, we hope to distribute materials we develop for wide review and we welcome any users who would care to review the developed materials or any who just wish to track the status of our efforts.

If you are interested in participating in the efforts of this group or if you are interested in tracking our efforts, please contact your ISO national representative organization or your national CCSDS agency.

Overviews of Regional ISO Archiving Efforts

• French Efforts
• UK Efforts
• US Efforts

Upcoming Workshops

• Twenty-second International Workshop in Rome, Italy during 12-18 June 2006
• Twenty-third International Workshop possibly in Reno, Nevada, USA January 2007
• Future meetings are not yet planned. However we expect to have an international meeting approximately every six months. The international meetings are likely to be in the April-May and October-November time frames in coordination with planned CCSDS DAI Working Group meetings. We expect that there may be national meetings between the international meetings.

Past Workshops

• Twenty-first International Workshop in Toulouse, France 5-9 December 2005 (See DAI WG Materials)
• Twentieth International Workshop Athens, Greece 11-13 April 2005 (See DAI WG Materials)
• Nineteenth International Workshop Toulouse, France during 2-3 November 2004 (See DAI WG Materials)
• Eighteenth International Workshop Montreal, Canada 10-14 May 2004 (See DAI WG Materials)
• Seventeenth International Workshop in Greenbelt, MD, USA on 1-2 November 2003
• Sixteenth International Workshop in Frascati, Italy on 31 March 2003
• Fifteenth International Workshop in Houston, Texas, USA on 30 September - 2 October 2002
• Fourteenth International Workshop at BNSC/RAL in Didcot, UK on 3-5 April 2002
• Thirteenth International Workshop at CNES in Toulouse, France on 22-24 October 2001
• Twelfth International Workshop at NASA/AMES in San Francisco, CA, USA on 14-16 May 2001
• Eleventh International Workshop at BNSC/RAL in Didcot, UK on 1-3 November 2000
• Tenth International Workshop at the Sheraton Borcelo Annapolis Hotel (formerly the Wyndham Garden Hotel) in Annapolis, Maryland, USA on 12-15 May 2000
• Ninth International Workshop at ESA/VILSPA in Villafranca near Madrid, Spain in period 9-10 November 1999
• Archival Workshop on Ingest, Identification, and Certification Standards (held in place of the Sixteenth US Workshop) at NARA Archives II in College Park, MD on October 13-15, 1999
• Eighth International Workshop near NASA JPL in Newport Beach, California, USA on 11-13 May 1999
• Seventh International Workshop at CNES in Toulouse, France on 26-30 October 1998
• Digital Archive (DADs) Workshop at US National Archives II Building in College Park, MD, USA on 22-26 June 1998
• Sixth International Workshop hosted by NASA at JSC in Houston, Texas, USA on 13-16 May 1998
• Fifth International Workshop hosted by ESA at ESRIN in Frascati, Italy on 27-29 October 1997
• Fourth International Workshop hosted by NASA GSFC in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA on 12-14 May 1997
• Third International Workshop at DLR in Munich, Germany on 4-5 November 1996
• Second International Workshop at NASA JPL in Pasadena, CA, USA on 29-30 April 1996.
• First International Workshop hosted by BNSC at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxford, England on 26-27 October 1995.

Related Efforts

• The Task Force on Archiving of Digital Information sponsored by The Commission On Preservation and Access and The Research Libraries Group
• The Research Libraries Group (RLG) maintains an Open Archival Information Systems (OAIS) Resources Web Site and mailing list as part of the RLG Long-term Retention Initiative.

Current Workplans

• the comment period for possible updates to the OAIS Reference Model
• development of standards for XML-based Submission Information Packages (SIPs) that are being developed in conjunction with the CCSDS Information Packaging and Registries Working Group
• development of archive certification criteria in conjunction with the Research Libraries Group (RLG)

Reference Materials

• CCSDS 650.0-B-1: Reference Model for an Open Archival Information System (OAIS). Blue Book (Standard). Issue 1. January 2002.
  [PDF (1,183,662 bytes)]
  Earlier versions are also available.
• CCSDS 651.0-B-1: Producer - Archive Interface Methodology Abstract Standard. Blue Book (Standard). Issue 1. December 2003.
  [PDF (265,116 bytes)]
  Earlier versions are also available.
  
  (If you have comments on these documents, please send them to John.Garrett@gsfc.nasa.gov.)
• Preserving Digital Information, Task Force on Archiving of Digital Information
• Metadata Requirements for Evidence, David Bearman/Archives and Museum Informatics and Ken Sochats/University of Pitburgh, School of Library and Information Science
• List of Papers Referencing the Reference Model for an Open Archival Information System
  (If you have an addition to this list, please send the information to John.Garrett@gsfc.nasa.gov.)

Presentations Materials

OAIS Reference Model

• OAIS Tutorial presented at the Library of Congress, 2003-06-13 [PPT] (2,823,168 bytes)
• Presentation on the NSSDC OAIS Implementation presented at the Library of Congress, 2003-06-13 [PPT] (1,625,088 bytes)
• OAIS Tutorial, 2002-10-25 [PPT] (269,312 bytes)
• Presentation to AAAS, 2002-02-19 [PPT] (112,640 bytes)
• OAIS Tutorial, 2000-05-16 [PPT] (198,656 bytes)
• OAIS Tutorial, 2000-05-16 [PPT] (202,240 bytes)
• Presentation to CENDI, 2000-09-12 [PPT] (105,472 bytes)
• Presentation to FDLC, 2000-09-12 [PPT] (106,496 bytes)
• Presentation to IEEE Symposium on Mass Storage Systems, 1999-03-15 [PPT] (198,144 bytes)
• Presentation to USDA, 1999-02-19

Producer-Archive Interface

• Presentation at SpaceOps2004, Producer-Archive Interface Methodology Abstract Standard (PAIMAS), C. Huc/CNES, D. Boucon/CNES-Silogic, D.M. Sawyer/NASA/GSFC and John Garrett/NASA-Raytheon, 2004-05-15 [PPT] (1,827,328 bytes)
• CCSDS/ISO Producer-Archive Interface Methodology Abstract Standard, Don Sawyer/NASA, 2002-10-30 [PPT] (409,600 bytes)

(If you have a presentation for this list, please send the presentation to John.Garrett@gsfc.nasa.gov.)

Media Longevity Reports

• NAMA-01-F0061, An evaluation of Life Expectancies, Media Stability and Performance Characteristics of Denser Magnetic Media with Special Reference to IBM 3590 and Digital Linear Tape Systems. June 2002. [MS Word] (37,645,312 bytes)

(If you have a media longevity report for this list, please send the report to John.Garrett@gsfc.nasa.gov.)