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Packaging models for the storage and distribution of complex digital objectsin archival information systems: a review of MPEG-21 DID principles

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In recent years, the number of organizations making digital information available has increased dramatically. This evolution has encouraged the development of various approaches to represent complex digital objects. Approaches that are of specific relevance to the digital library and archiving community include the Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard (METS), the Content Packaging XML Binding of the Instructional Management System (IMS) project, and the Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM). The MPEG-21 Digital Item Declaration MPEG-21 DID) is yet another packaging approach that, so far, has received little attention in the digital library community. The primary goal of this article is to offer a method to compare these packaging approaches in the context of the needs of the digital library community and the rising digital preservation programs. The contribution of this paper is the definition of an integrated reference framework, based on both the ISO OAIS Reference Model and a set of additional significant properties that affect the quality, usability, encoding, and behavior of complex digital objects. This article also gives a brief insight into MPEG-21 DID and examines its potential relevance by showing the results obtained from applying the proposed reference framework.

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  1. Department of Electronics and Information Systems, Multimedia Lab, Ghent University - Belgium, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41, 9000, Ghent, Belgium

    Jeroen Bekaert

  2. Department of Architecture and Urbanism, Centre for Postwar Architecture and Urbanism, Ghent University - Belgium, Jozef-Plateaustraat 22, 9000, Ghent, Belgium

    Jeroen Bekaert & Emiel De Kooning

  3. Department of Electronics and Information Systems, Multimedia Lab, Ghent University - IMEC, Belgium, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41, 9000, Ghent, Belgium

    Rik Van de Walle

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Bekaert, J., De Kooning, E. & Van de Walle, R. Packaging models for the storage and distribution of complex digital objectsin archival information systems: a review of MPEG-21 DID principles. Multimedia Systems 10, 286–301 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00530-005-0163-x

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