Reference Model for an Open Archival Information System (OAIS) (www.ccsds.org/documents/pdf/CCSDS-650.0-R-2.pdf)

organisation request by International Organization for Standardization (ISO), development coordinated by Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS)
description conceptual framework for a complete, generic archival system
begin original request 1995, last update July 2001
timetable to become an ISO standard
other documents ISO Archiving Standars - Overview(ssdoo.gsfc.nasa.gov/nost/isoas/overview.html)


Andreas Aschenbrenner (aola@ifs.tuwien.ac.at)