WG 16 Publishes Standard with Guidance for Software Managing Digital Records

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WG 16 Publishes Standard with Guidance for Software Managing Digital Records

Both processes and functional requirements are addressed in the newly published ISO 16175-1:2020 Information and documentation — Processes and functional requirements for software for managing records — Part 1: Functional requirements and associated guidance for any applications that manage digital records.

This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 16175-1:2010), which has been technically revised. 

The standard provides model, high-level functional requirements, and associated guidance for software applications that are intended to manage digital records (including digital copies of analog source records). The Standard is intended to encourage the deployment of applications that do not hinder the long-term preservation of records. As such, some of the requirements support long-term digital preservation outcomes.