originator + funded by Consortium of University Research Libraries
availability Technical Papers, Test Archives
category unity of british libraries
policy Digital Preservation by use of Metadata
begin 1.4.1998
timetable currently Evaluation of findings
main product OAIS - Open Archival Information System
other documents
OAIS Reference Model - long term preservation of digital information standard (ssdoo.gsfc.nasa.gov/nost/isoas/ref_model.html)
Cedars Preservation Metadata Elements (users.ox.ac.uk/~cedars/Papers/AIW02.html)
Andreas Aschenbrenner (aola@ifs.tuwien.ac.at)