Sustainability Through Interoperability: PREMIS, Fedora and DSpace

Abstract

The PREMIS data dictionary identifies the core preservation metadata elements required to support the long-term sustainability of digital objects. In this presentation, an overview of the current level of PREMIS support within the Fedora and DSpace repository software is provided, as well as information on how PREMIS support will be improved in later versions of the software. In addition, the importance of repository interoperability is discussed and demonstrated by using the National Library of Australia's draft METS SIP/DIP to exchange repository objects in a meaningful way between Fedora and DSpace. Show more