Critical Processes and OAIS Manadatory Responsibilities
1. Introduction
- This document traces critical processes employed by Scholars Portal to the “mandatory responsibilities” of a digital repository as described in OAIS.1 This document identifies which processes are necessary for the repository to fulfill its mandatory responsibilities.
2. OAIS 3.1: “Negotiate for and accept appropriate information from information Producers.”
- Upon ingest, SP requires that publishers provide their content in PDF format and in XML or SGML (in a format agreed upon between SP and the publisher) containing descriptive metadata, and full-text content is strongly encouraged.
- Every time the digital object is moved during the ingest process, a fixity check is performed. This ensures that the file has been transferred correctly, and not become corrupted in the process.