Any combination of text, graphics, data, audio, pictorial, or other information representation in digital form set aside for future reference that is created, used, modified, stored, and retrieved by a computer application/system.
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Digital Preservation Capability Maturity Model (DPCMM): Genesis and Practical Uses
Lori J. Ashley (Tournesol Consulting, LLC, USA) and Milovan Misic (International Council on Archives, USA)
Copyright: © 2019
|Pages: 16
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7080-6.ch006
Abstract
This chapter provides an overview of the genesis and development of the digital preservation capability maturity model (DPCMM) which covers a range of governance, operational, and data management functions associated with the management of long-term (10+ years) and permanent digital assets. The model is organized into three domains: infrastructure, repository, and services. In addition to providing a useful framework for analysis and planning among archivists, content owners and records managers, using a capability maturity model (CMM) to convey the requirements associated with preservation and access to long-term digital assets provides a familiar construct for information technology (IT) architects and system administrators. Each of the 15 DPCMM components has five incremental stages of capability called digital preservation performance metrics.