The eArchiving self-assessment uses a form to guide an organisation or company interested in assessing the conformance of an archive, a repository, or a digital preservation solution with E-ARK specifications.
- In the first step the applicant fills out the self-assessment form and prepares a data sample according to the requirements specified in the form. Each information package must validate successfully and the validation reports need to be provided.
- An interview with the applicant will be arranged, and the review is performed by the eArchiving Team.
- In the case of a successful evaluation by the eArchiving Team and final approval by the eArchiving committee, the eArchiving Conformance Seal is provided.
You can download the self-assessment report template here:
The filled out self-assessment form together with the data sample and corresponding validation reports is a necessary requirement.
Note that if you need assistance, the eArchiving initiative offers
training and onboarding to help you getting a better understanding on
how to efficiently make use of eArchiving.