US ISO Archive Group Activities
Reference Model for an Open Archival Information System (OAIS)
- Established (1996) ongoing open forum with Web based information exchange
- Targeted all parties with digital archival concerns
- OAIS reference model becoming widely accepted even in draft form
Digital Archive Directions (DADs) Workshop, June 1998
- Established existence of broad interest in additional archival standards and best practices
- Identified a number of possible work areas
This workshop (AWIICS)
- Obtain sufficient commitments to proceed with one or more archival standardization efforts