Data Archive Ingest WG Report to MOIMS Plenary

May 14, 2004

Report StructureWork Progress

Producer-Archive Interface Methodology Abstract StandardSubmission Information Package standard

Related ActivitiesLife Sciences BOFLiaison with Archive Certification Task ForceInformative Reports

Resolutions and Actions

Producer-Archive Interface Abstract Methodology Standard

Document progression stopped last November by CESG minority view

CESG minority view: should be re-tracked as Best Current PracticeCESG majority and MOIMS view: should be immediately published as Blue Book and submitted to ISO review

CMC expected to address and decide issue next week (17 May)

Submission Information PackageNo progression for last 6 months due to failure to get precurser PAIMAS standard progressedDiscussion this week assumed PAIMAS would be progressed as Blue Book by CMC

SIP actions re-instated

Key updated actions and dates:Proposal for structure of SIP White Book 2004-10-02

Prototype of SIP on top of IPR XML Packaging 2005-03-15

Related ActivitiesLife Sciences BOF Proposal

Large number of Space Agencies working on International Space Station (ISS) Life Sciences and Microgravity (NASA Code U)Community has need for standards for data re-use and archiving

• Looking for a European partnerDraft charter preparedAsked for CCSDS web site advertisement 6 moths ago

CCSDS lack of support for advertising BOF’s has stopped progress for 6 months

An alternate standards organization will soon be contacted if support does not materialize quickly

Related Activities-2Archive Certification Task Force

Report by David Giaretta/BNSCRepresentatives from wide variety of organizations

• Archives, Libraries, Space Agency data centers, othersDeveloping a process by which archives can be certifiedDraft framework being assessed by task force members in context of their individual archives/data centers/librariesNext version will likely be re-organized and then may be appropriate for wider review

Task Force eventually expects to petition CCSDS for CCSDS/ISO review

No date currently set

Related Activities -3Selected Informative Reports

UK Digital Curation CentreEvaluating scientific file formats for use in long-term preservationESA/EO Advance Data ArchiveNARAPresidential Electronic Records Pilot SystemBeyond EAST tool set

Resolution for May 2004(updated from November 2003)

The CMC agrees to publish the Producer-Archive Interface Methodology Abstract Standard as a “CCSDS Standard” (Blue Book)

Implementations are not appropriateRequest parallel ISO review

Action for CMC considerationClarify procedures dealing with the French version of OAIS (and other) documents

Desire to have emerging French translation of OAIS Blue Book obtain ISO approval

• Can it leave out a non-normative part of the document and still be accepted?

• Can it make updates reflecting current references?

Desire to have it added as a CCSDS web site document