The integrity features in the 1996 Preserving Digital Information report that were adopted for us in OAIS include:
Content: preserve “intellectual substance” of content as defined by significant properties
Fixity: identifiable as a “whole and singular work” and any changes are recorded
Reference: uniquely identify and specifically refer to a digital object in relation to other digital objects across time
Provenance: traceable to its origin, i.e., its point of creation, or, at minimum, from the point of deposit
Context: preserve technical dependencies, linkages with other objects, dissemination means and restrictions, and social environment (policies and norms)
The 2012 revision of the OAIS Reference Model added Access Rights to the list of integrity features, but otherwise retained the original set that was captured in the 1996 report.
Question for your team/organization: What are your DP services provider’s metadata requirements for the digital content they will be working with you to preserve? TDL members contact TDL for more information and assistance.
Sources: Using approaches developed by and for the Digital Preservation Management (DPM) Workshop curriculum and resources.
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This is a joint initiative between TDL Digital Preservation Services and the Digital Preservation Management (DPM) Workshop and Global Archivist LLC. Dr. Nance McGovern 2024.