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