Repository software evaluation using the audit checklist for certification of trusted digital repositories

ABSTRACT

The NDIIPP ECHO DEPository project [1] digital repository evaluation will use an augmented version of the draft Audit Checklist for Certification of Trusted Digital Repositories (Audit Checklist) [2] to provide a framework for examining how well currently popular repository software applications support the notion of a "trusted digital repository." The evaluation will also demonstrate the application of a scoring software evaluation methodology similar to one developed by the Center for Data Insight (CDI) at Northern Arizona University [3], used for evaluation data mining software. This scoring methodology in conjunction with the Audit Checklist can be used as a tool by librarians, archivists, and other data custodians to make informed decisions as they develop digital preservation management services.

REFERENCES

• 1: ECHO DEPository Project http://ndiipp.uiuc.edu
• 2: An Audit Checklist for Certifying Digital Repositories http://www.rlg.org/en/page.php?Page_ID=20769
• 3: Bernard Carey , Curt Marjaniemi, A Methodology for Evaluating and Selecting Data Mining Software, Proceedings of the Thirty-second Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences-Volume 6, p.6009, January 05-08, 1999
• 4: OCLC http://www.oclc.org
• 5: RLG http://www.rlg.org/index.php
• 6: NARA http://www.nara.gov
• 7: The Open Society Institute Guide to Institutional Repository Software http://www.soros.org/openaccess/pdf/OSI_Guide_to_IR_Software_v3.pdf
• 8: Archive Ingest and Handling Tests (AIHT) Reports and Appendices http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/index.php?nav=3&subnav=14
• 9: Digital Preservation Management Workshop http://www.library.cornell.edu/iris/dpworkshop/
• 10: OAIS Reference Model www.ccsds.org/documens/650x0b1.pdf

INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.3 INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL
      H.3.7 Digital Libraries
          Subjects: Systems issues

General Terms:
Documentation, Measurement

Keywords:
digital preservation management, evaluation, repositories