CA Archivist Digital Archives & Information Systems 2

Question 1

Which metadata standard is most widely used for describing digital archival resources and is maintained by the Library of Congress?

Accepted Answer

EAD

Answer

EAD (Encoded Archival Description) is the XML-based standard maintained by the Library of Congress for encoding finding aids for archival collections.

Question 2

In digital preservation, what does the term 'fixity' refer to?

Accepted Answer

Verification that a digital object has not been altered or corrupted

Answer

Fixity refers to the property of a digital object remaining unchanged, typically verified through checksums or hash values like MD5 or SHA-256.

Question 3

Which OAIS model entity is responsible for negotiating submission agreements and accepting packages from producers?

Accepted Answer

Ingest

Answer

In the OAIS reference model, the Ingest functional entity receives Submission Information Packages (SIPs) from producers and processes them into Archival Information Packages (AIPs).

Question 4

What is the primary purpose of a Submission Information Package (SIP) in the OAIS model?

Accepted Answer

To transfer digital objects and metadata from producers to the archive

Answer

A SIP is the package submitted by a content producer to the archive containing digital objects and associated metadata for ingest.

Question 5

An archivist discovers that a large collection of TIFF images was saved with LZW compression. What is the primary preservation concern with this format?

Accepted Answer

LZW compression was historically encumbered by patent restrictions

Answer

LZW compression was historically encumbered by Unisys patents, raising concerns about long-term accessibility; the patents have since expired but the concern influenced preservation recommendations.

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CA Archivist Digital Archives & Information Systems 2