2008-2009

The Study Group will have the following terms of reference:

1. Provide a definition for Digital Content Management and Protection
   
   
2. Assess, via an inventory, the current state of standardization in DCMP within JTC 1 and in other SDOs and consortia
   
   
3. Understand and document market/application segments, user requirements and the challenges to be addressed
   
   
4. Deliver recommendations to JTC 1 on possible actions to be taken
   
   
5. Meetings of the group may be via face-to-face or preferably by electronic means

    

2009-2010

JTC 1 reconstitutes the Study Group on Digital Content Management and Protection with more
focused terms of reference. Specifically, the attention of the SG is targeted on the important issue
known as long term “digital preservation”. This term is understood to include the protection and
management of both digital data and digital content, including associated metadata. The new
terms of reference of the SGDCMP are as follows:
• To study the area of long‐term digital preservation, understanding this term to include the
safeguarding of digital content over an extended period, and the capture, creation,
persistent association and management of related metadata, and the impact of digital
rights management technologies.
• To utilize in its study at least the Open Archival Information System (OAIS) reference model
defined in ISO 14721:2003 Space data and information transfer systems – Open archival
information system ‐‐ Reference model.
• To study possible interoperability models for a preservation interoperable framework (PIF)
including a Submission Information Package (SIP), and Dissemination Information Package
(DIP) as defined in ISO 14721.
• To ensure in its study and recommendations, in so far as possible, that these
interoperability models are completely agnostic to the file formats, packaging methods,
metadata schemas and metadata binding mechanisms used in the digital data or content
being preserved.

To study and report on the requirements for digital content identification in long term
digital preservation and their relation to general digital content identification, in particular,
cooperating through a liaison with ISO / TC 46 / SC 9 (Identification and Description) and
ISO / TC 46 / SC 11 (Archives/records management).
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• To study and report on the creation by JTC 1 or others of technical specifications or
guidance that would enable real‐world interoperability in digital preservation systems.
• To study and report on the creation by JTC 1 or others of technical specifications or
guidance on effective and sustainable management models for operations and
maintenance.
The SG is instructed to provide a written report on its activities in advance of the November 2010
JTC 1 Plenary meeting in Belfast.