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) [Title of this standard]
Alias (O, R, Text) [An alternative title for this standard]
ISBN (O, NR, Text) [If it exists, the International Standard Book Number that identifies this standard]

Standard Description

Document type (M, NR, Controlled) [Classification of this reference]
- Standard
- Best practice
- Recommendation
Category (O, R, Controlled) [The main thematic area addressed by the standard]
- 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) [Organization maintaining the standard]
- 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 publication of standard]
- Preliminary
- Published
- Withdrawn
Publication date (O, NR, Date) [Date the standard was published]
Current version (O, NR, Text) [The version of this standard that is current]
Supersedes (O, R, Text) [Previous versions of this standard that were replaced by the current version]
Summary description (O, NR, Text) [A brief description of the scope, audience and purpose of the standard]
Cross references or referenced standards (O, R, Text) [Other standards referenced by this standard. Use the other standards' titles.]
Related links (O, R, Text) [A URL to a Web site containing additional authoritative information about the standard.]

Access to Standard

Copy (O, R, Container) [container element with information about accessing a copy of the standard]
- Cost (O, NR, Text) [cost of obtaining a copy, e.g. Free, CHF 118; include currency if it is not Free]
- Website with information about purchasing or downloading a copy (M, NR, Text) [URL of Web Site, e.g. ISO store, institutional website]
- Language (M, R, Controlled) [Natural language(s) of document, e.g. English, Russian]
  - Use ISO 639 Language Codes
- Format (M, R, Controlled)
  - Analog paper
  - Digital
- Pages (O, NR, Text) [Number of pages]
- Last verification date (M, NR, Date) [Last time this Copy information was verified, e.g. the Web Site URL hasn't changed]

Use of Standard

Reporting Institution (O, R, Text)[Name of institution/sub unit using the standard]
- Institutional context for standard (O, R, Text) [Explain the use of the standard in site specific purposes and goals.]

Record Status

Modification (M, R, Container) [Last time this record in the standards registry was modified]
- Last modification date (M, NR, Date)
- Agent (M, NR, Text) [Person who modified this record. Format as first last, e.g. Jane Doe]
Verification (M, R, Date) [Last time the information in this record was reviewed and verified]
- Last verification date (M, NR, Date)
- Agent (M, NR, Text) [Person who verified this record. Format as first last, e.g. Jane Doe]

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