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The Oxford Common File Layout: A Common Approach to Digital Preservation

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  • Andrew Hankinson

    (Bodleian Library, Oxford University, Oxford, OX2 0EW, UK)

  • Donald Brower

    (Hesburgh Libraries, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA)

  • Neil Jefferies

    (Bodleian Library, Oxford University, Oxford, OX2 0EW, UK)

  • Rosalyn Metz

    (Emory Libraries, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA)

  • Julian Morley

    (Stanford University Libraries, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA)

  • Simeon Warner

    (Cornell University Library, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA)

  • Andrew Woods

    (Fedora Commons, DuraSpace, Beaverton, OR 97008, USA)

Abstract

The Oxford Common File Layout describes a shared approach to filesystem layouts for institutional and preservation repositories, providing recommendations for how digital repository systems should structure and store files on disk or in object stores. The authors represent institutions where digital preservation practices have been established and proven over time or where significant work has been done to flesh out digital preservation practices. A community of practitioners is surfacing and is assessing successful preservation approaches designed to address a spectrum of use cases. With this context as a background, the Oxford Common File Layout (OCFL) will be described as the culmination of over two decades of experience with existing standards and practices.

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  • Andrew Hankinson & Donald Brower & Neil Jefferies & Rosalyn Metz & Julian Morley & Simeon Warner & Andrew Woods, 2019. "The Oxford Common File Layout: A Common Approach to Digital Preservation," Publications, MDPI, vol. 7(2), pages 1-11, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jpubli:v:7:y:2019:i:2:p:39-:d:237091
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