Towards Coherence through Collective Action: Laying the Foundation for Sustainable, Open Infrastructure (Maurice York, University of Michigan; Evviva Weinraub, Northwestern University; Heather Joseph, SPARC; Katherine Skinner, Educopia Institute) explores two groups (the Open Platform group, and the Invest in Open Infrastructure Working Group) that are making progress toward the goal of establishing efficient infrastructures that supporting the preservation & access of digital collections.
OCFL: A Community Developed Approach to Digital Preservation (Andrew Woods, DuraSpace; Rosalyn Metz, Emory University; Simeon Warner, Cornell University)
The Oxford Common File Layout (OCFL) specification has grown into a focused, community effort to define an open and application-independent approach to the long-term preservation of digital objects. Developed for structured, transparent, and predictable storage, it is designed to promote sustainable long-term access and management of content within digital repositories.