4.2.1) The repository shall have for each AIP or class of AIPs preserved by the repository an associated definition that is adequate for parsing the AIP and fit for long-term preservation needs.

4.2.1.1) The repository shall be able to identify which definition applies to which AIP.

4.2.1.2) The repository shall have a definition of each AIP that is adequate for long-term preservation, enabling the identification and parsing of all the required components within that AIP.


4.2.2) The repository shall have a description of how AIPs are constructed from SIPs.


4.2.3) The repository shall document the final disposition of all SIPs.

4.2.3.1) The repository shall follow documented procedures if a SIP is not incorporated into an AIP or discarded and shall indicate why the SIP was not incorporated or discarded.


4.2.4) The repository shall have and use a convention that generates persistent, unique identifiers for all AIPs.

4.2.4.1) The repository shall uniquely identify each AIP within the repository.

4.2.4.1.1) The repository shall have unique identifiers.

4.2.4.1.2) The repository shall assign and maintain persistent identifiers of the AIP and its components so as to be unique within the context of the repository.

4.2.4.1.3) Documentation shall describe any processes used for changes to such identifiers.

4.2.4.1.4) The repository shall be able to provide a complete list of all such identifiers and do spot checks for duplications.

4.2.4.1.5) The system of identifiers shall be adequate to fit the repository’s current and foreseeable future requirements such as numbers of objects.

4.2.4.2) The repository shall have a system of reliable linking/resolution services in order to find the uniquely identified object, regardless of its physical location.


4.2.5) The repository shall have access to necessary tools and resources to provide authoritative Representation Information for all of the digital objects it contains.

4.2.5.1) The repository shall have tools or methods to identify the file type of all submitted Data Objects.

4.2.5.2) The repository shall have tools or methods to determine what Representation Information is necessary to make each Data Object understandable to the Designated Community.

4.2.5.3) The repository shall have access to the requisite Representation Information.

4.2.5.4) The repository shall have tools or methods to ensure that the requisite Representation Information is persistently associated with the relevant Data Objects.


4.2.6) The repository shall have documented processes for acquiring Preservation Description Information (PDI) for its associated Content Information and acquire PDI in accordance with the documented processes.

4.2.6.1) The repository shall have documented processes for acquiring PDI.

4.2.6.2) The repository shall execute its documented processes for acquiring PDI.

4.2.6.3) The repository shall ensure that the PDI is persistently associated with the relevant Content Information.


4.2.7) The repository shall ensure that the Content Information of the AIPs is understandable for their Designated Community at the time of creation of the AIP.

4.2.7.1) Repository shall have a documented process for testing understandability for their Designated Communities of the Content Information of the AIPs at their creation.

4.2.7.2) The repository shall execute the testing process for each class of Content Information of the AIPs.

4.2.7.3) The repository shall bring the Content Information of the AIP up to the required level of understandability if it fails the understandability testing.


4.2.8) The repository shall verify each AIP for completeness and correctness at the point it is created.


4.2.9) The repository shall provide an independent mechanism for verifying the integrity of the repository collection/content.


4.2.10) The repository shall have contemporaneous records of actions and administration processes that are relevant to AIP creation.


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