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The former category includes:

- standard(s) for the interfaces between OAIS type archives;
- standard(s) for the submission (ingest) methodology used by an archive;
- standard(s) for the submission (ingest) of digital data sources to the archive;
- standard(s) for the delivery of digital sources from the archive;
- standard(s) for the submission of digital “metadata”, about digital or physical data
sources, to the archive;
- standard(s) for the identification of digital sources within the archive;
- protocol standard(s) to search and retrieve “metadata” information about digital
and physical data sources;
- standard(s) for media access allowing replacement of media management systems
without having to rewrite the media;
- standard(s) for specific physical media;
- standard(s) for the migration of information across media and formats;
- standard(s) for recommended archival practices;
- standard(s) for accreditation of archives.

The latter category, namely those too archive/domain specific for OAIS-type
standardisation includes:

• appraisal process for information to be archived

• access methods and Finding Aids

• details of Data Management

6.7 Summary

Working through this chapter, the reader should have gained a greater understanding
of the OAIS Reference Model, in particular an appreciation of why it is the way it is.
The reader should also have a clear understanding of which parts of the model must
be followed for conformance and which parts are there simply to provide common
terminology.