The Handle System is a general purpose distributed information system that provides efficient, extensible, and secure resolution services for identifiers of digital objects, known as handles, for use on networks such as the Internet. It is an infrastructure on which applications serving many different purposes are being built. Some examples are rights management applications, persistent identifiers for digital objects on the Web, and institutional data preservation and archiving.
a decision support tool that implements a solid preservation planning process and integrates services for content characterisation, preservation action and automatic object comparison in a service-oriented architecture to provide maximum support for preservation planning endeavours
a resource for anyone requiring impartial and definitive information about the file formats, software products and other technical components required to support long-term access to electronic records and other digital objects of cultural, historical or business value
Für eine funktionstüchtige Strategie zur Langzeitarchivierung elektronischer Dokumente ist die Erfassung von geeigneten technischen Metadaten unerlässlich. Bisher hat sich leider kein Standard für ein entsprechendes Metadatenschema speziell im Sinne der Langzeitarchivierung entwickelt. Die Deutsche Nationalbibliothek stellt deshalb mit LMER ein eigenes Schema vor, welches auf einem Modell der Nationalbibliothek von Neuseeland beruht.