The Trusted Digital Repositories Checklist: Government Records & Archives Aspect

Abstract

The National Archives of Australia must serve a number of key stakeholders through its programs for preserving digital records. This presentation discusses these key stakeholders, their expectations and the National Archives aims in meeting them, including a number of special considerations influencing digital preservation in the archives context. The presentation also describes the current management of digital records held by the National Archives, discusses the certification process and notes a number of key issues for compliance with the audit checklist. Possible enhancements to the audit checklist are also discussed.