A Trove that cannot be verified fifty years from now is not a primary source. It is a deposit. This episode explains the two international standards that make a Trove durable and verifiable, defines the Generative Information Packet and the structural separation it enforces, and walks through how a reader determines a file's origin by where it sits in the archive.
Learning objectives.
- Explain the role of the OAIS model and the Oxford Common File Layout in a durable archive.
- Define the Generative Information Packet and the structural separation it enforces.
- Explain how a reader determines a file's origin by its location in the archive.
- Make the argument for primary-source status when computational tools were used in production.
Chapter markers.
- Before We Walk
- The Designer and the Two International Standards
- The Generative Information Packet
- The Working Documents and the Vesting
- The Walking Reflection
- Coda
What is Thought Walker: Legacy Collection Curator Edition?
Thought Walker is the audio companion to the Legacy Collection Curator curriculum. Each episode follows one chapter of the Handbook and is built for listening on a walk. Two hosts work through the chapter together. The Handbook is the authoritative source. These conversations are the chapter in motion.