NDSA:Survey Template

This is a work-in-practice draft of a template for the Standards and Best Practices Knowledge Base.

Key to Template

Each element in the template is formatted as: Element (Obligation, Repeatability, Data constraint) [Element description]

• Obligation is M (Mandatory) or O (Optional)
• Repeatability is R (Repeatable) or NR (Not Repeatable)
• Data constraint is Text (Free text), Date (ISO 8601 Date format), Controlled (Controlled value) or Container (Contains sub-elements rather than a value)
  • If the Data constraint is Controlled, the valid values follow the element

Template

Standard Identification

• Title (M, NR, Text)
• Alias (O, R, Text)
• ISBN (O, NR, Text)

Standard Description

• Document type (M, NR, Controlled)
  • Standard
  • Best practice
  • Recommendation
• Category (O, R, Controlled)
  • File Formats for preservation
  • Preservation information models
  • Preservation metadata
  • Digital content management and services for preservation
  • Preservation infrastructure, technologies and security
  • Preservation concepts and vocabulary
• Developing organization (O, R, Controlled)
  • (See list under Maintenance organization)
• Maintenance organization (M, R, Controlled)
  • AES (Audio Engineering Society)
  • AIIM (Association for Information and Image Management International)
  • ANSI
  • ARP
  • BSI (British Standards)
  • CEN (European Committee for Standardization)
  • CCSDS (Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems)
  • CRL (Center for Research Libraries)
  • DCC (Digital Curation Centre)
  • DLF (Digital Library Federation)
  • ECMA International (European Computer Manufacturers Association)
  • ETSI (European Telecommunications Standardization Institute)
  • IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force)
  • IIPC (International Internet Preservation Consortium)
  • ISO (International Organization for Standardization)
  • Library of Congress
  • OCLC (Online Computer Library Center, Inc.)
  • Nestor (Network of Expertise in Long-Term Storage of Digital Resources)
  • NISO
  • NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
  • PREMIS Working Group
  • SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers)
  • SNIA (Storage Networking Industry Association)
• Status (M, NR, Controlled) [Stage of standard or document]
  • Preliminary
  • Published
  • Withdrawn
• Publication date (O, NR, Date)
• Current version (O, NR, Text)
• Supersedes (O, R, Text)
• Summary description (O, NR, Text)
• Cross references or referenced standards (O, R, Text)
• International relationships (O, R, Text)
• Related links (O, R, Text)

Access to Standard

• Copy (O, R, Container)
  • Cost (M, NR, Text)
  • Website where a copy can be accessed (M, NR, Text)
  • Language (M, R, Controlled)
    • Use ISO 639 Language Codes
  • Format (M, R, Controlled)
    • NEED CONTROLLED VALUES
  • Pages (O, NR, Text)
  • Last verification date (M, NR, Date)

Record Status

• Modification (M, R, Container)
  • Last modification date (M, NR, Date)
  • Agent (M, NR, Text?)
• Verification (M, R, Date)
  • Last verification date (M, NR, Date)
  • Agent (M, NR, Text?)

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