Mandatory Responsibilities
Appropriate information
“Negotiate for and accept appropriate information from information Producers.”
- Content Information Associations
- Transforming SIPs into AIPs
- Bagging specifications
- Definition of SIP
- Definition of AIP
- How Deposits Work
- Core Preservation Policy
Sufficient control
“Obtain sufficient control of the information provided to the level needed to ensure Long Term Preservation.”
- Control over digital objects
- How Deposits Work
- Definition of AIP
- Contracts or Deposit Agreements for Preservation Rights
- Policies about Preservation Responsibility
- Adequate hardware and software support for backup functionality
Designated community
“Make the preserved information available to the Designated Community and enable the information to be disseminated as copies of, or as traceable to, the original submitted Data Objects with evidence supporting its Authenticity.”
- APTrust Designated Community definition
- Content Information is understandable
- Bagging specifications
- Mechanisms for monitoring and notification of inadequate Representation Information
- Definition of AIP
- Overview of Generic File API endpoint
- Minimum information requirements for the Designated Community to discover and identify material
Independently understandable
“Ensure that the information to be preserved is Independently Understandable to the Designated Community. In particular, the Designated Community should be able to understand the information without needing special resources such as the assistance of the experts who produced the information.”
- Bagging requirements and additional depositor information
- Restoration and differences in ingested and restored bags
- Generic Files
- Content Information is understandable
- Processes for testing understandability for Designated Community
Contingency planning
“Follow documented policies and procedures which ensure that the information is preserved against all reasonable contingencies, including the demise of the Archive, ensuring that it is never deleted unless allowed as part of an approved strategy. There should be no ad-hoc deletions.”
Reporting and information availability
“Make the preserved information available to the Designated Community and enable the information to be disseminated as copies of, or as traceable to, the original submitted Data Objects with evidence supporting its Authenticity.”