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Auditing and Certification of Digital Repositories
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Center for Research LibrariesAuditing and Certification of Digital Repositories
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Funding
May 2005 through October 2006
Bernard F. Reilly, CRL, Principal Investigator
Robin Dale, RLG, Project Director
Auditing and Certification of Digital Repositories
Questions:
1. What are the metrics, methodology, processes needed for evaluation of digital repositories?
2. How is this activity to be supported on an ongoing basis?
Auditing and Certification of Digital Repositories
Content and data maintained by:
1. Producers
2. Communities of interest
3. Third parties
Auditing and Certification of Digital Repositories
Threats:
1. Loss or corruption of data/content
2. Loss or interruption of access to data/content
Auditing and Certification of Digital Repositories
Factors:
Content characteristics
Ingestion
Technical architecture
Organization
Governance
Cost Structure
Rights
Designated Communities
Auditing and Certification of Digital Repositories
Repositories:
1. Koninklijke Bibliotheek (KB)
2. Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
3. Portico
Auditing and Certification of Digital Repositories
Process:
Engagement
Pre-audit analysis
Two-day on-site audit
Follow-up
Analysis
Reporting
Auditing and Certification of Digital Repositories
Also:
1. LOCKSS
2. NewsBank
Auditing and Certification of Digital Repositories
Challenges:
Variety of repository functions and user needs
Range of content valuation
Auditing and Certification of Digital Repositories
Auditing vs. Analysis
Certification vs. Structured Disclosure
Auditing and Certification of Digital Repositories
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