In the world of digital science data this is a major concern,  
particularly if two or more archives end up distributing the same or  
nearly identical data.  Being able to clearly trace from the  
advertised name to the original name is very important.

Ruth Duerr
Data Stewardship Program Manager and
   MODIS/PARCA Data Scientist
National Snow and Ice Data Center
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science
University of Colorado at Boulder

On Jan 23, 2008, at 4:40 AM, Olaf Brandt wrote:

> Hi List,
>
> the EC had some discussion about making originalName applicable for  
> representations. There was the wish to make this available, because  
> in environments where data are exchanged between digital archives  
> names or identifiers may change. If these data are handed over to  
> the original archive this might be relevant infomation to know. So  
> what do you think about it? Are there any suggestions or  
> recommendations?
> You may find more information about originalName on page 2-34 in the  
> Data Dictionary: http://www.oclc.org/research/projects/pmwg/premis-final.pdf
>
> Olaf