ISO has published ISO 14721:2012: Space Data and Information Transfer Systems—Open Archival Information System (OAIS)—Reference Model. A PDF version with marked changes is available from the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems.
Here's an excerpt:
This reference model:
- provides a framework for the understanding and increased awareness of archival concepts needed for Long Term digital information preservation and access;
- provides the concepts needed by non-archival organizations to be effective participants in the preservation process;
- provides a framework, including terminology and concepts, for describing and comparing architectures and operations of existing and future Archives;
- provides a framework for describing and comparing different Long Term Preservation strategies and techniques;
- provides a basis for comparing the data models of digital information preserved by Archives and for discussing how data models and the underlying information may change over time;
- provides a framework that may be expanded by other efforts to cover Long Term Preservation of information that is NOT in digital form (e.g., physical media and physical samples);
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