1 Scope
This International Standard specifies the planning issues, requirements and procedures for the conversion and/or migration of digital records (which includes digital objects plus metadata ) in order to preserve the authenticity , reliability , integrity and usability of such records as evidence of business transactions. These digital records can be active or residing in a repository.
These procedures do not comprehensively cover:
— backup systems;
— preservation of digital records ;
— functionality of trusted digital repositories;
— the process of converting analogue formats to digital formats and vice versa.