Fedora and the Preservation of University Records

About Reports and Findings

Project reports, a protype Ingest tool, and supporting project documents are freely available on this website. All reports are PDF files best printed as double-sided documents.

All project reports are organized into four sections:

Part One Introduction

Part Two Ingest

Part Three Maintain

Part Four Findings

Reports, Findings, and Tools

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Project Overview (pdf)

1.2 System Model (pdf)

1.3 Concerns (pdf)

1.4 Glossary (pdf)

1.5 Requirements for Trustworthy Recordkeeping Systems and the Preservation of Electronic Records in a University Setting (pdf)

PART TWO: INGEST

2.1 Ingest Guide (pdf | web)
The web version of the Ingest Guide has the same content as the PDF version but provides greatly enhanced navigatability.

2.2 Ingest Projects (pdf)

2.3 Ingest Tools (pdf | download tool)
The PDF file is a report decribing Ingest tools developed by the project team. One can also download a prototype Ingest tool called TIPS (Tufts Ingest Prototype System) which is described in the Ingest Tools report.

PART THREE: MAINTAIN

3.1 Maintain Guide (pdf)

3.2 Checklist of Fedora's Ability to Support Maintain Activities (pdf)

PART FOUR: FINDINGS

4.1 Analysis of Fedora's Ability to Support Preservation Activities (pdf)

4.2 Conclusions and Future Directions (pdf)

Supporting Documents

Plan of Work (pdf | web)

Project Narrative (pdf | web)

Interim Narrative Report to NHPRC
January 31, 2005 (Available in October 2006)

Interim Narrative Report to NHPRC
August 24, 2005 (Available in October 2006)

Interim Narrative Report to NHPRC
February 27, 2006 (Available in October 2006)

Final Narrative Report to NHPRC
September 27, 2006 (Available in October 2006)