local preservation environment [English]


Syndetic Relationships

InterPARES Definition

n. ~ PaaST (Local Preservation Environment) · The preservation environment used by a single preservation service provider.

General Notes

If preservation services are provided by several preservation service providers, the overall preservation environment will consist of several local preservation environments.

Citations

  • PaaST (0.11) 2016 (†778 ): A Preservation Environment is the highest level set of Preservation Targets that are preserved under the same Preservation Rules, together with the technological infrastructures and tools used in their preservation. The Preservation Environment may include separate, different and independently managed hardware and software used by different Preservation Service Providers. The capabilities offered by a single provider are called the Local Preservation Environment. (†1972)
  • PaaST (1.0) 2017 (†860 p. 1): A Preservation Environment is the highest level set of Preservation Targets that are preserved under the same Preservation Rules, together with the technological infrastructures and tools used in their preservation. The Preservation Environment may include separate, different and independently managed hardware and software used by different Preservation Service Providers. The capabilities offered by a single provider are called the Local Preservation Environment. (†2423)