OAIS compliance checklist for GLAM institutions

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Dr. Sarah Mitchell
Jan 5, 2026 2:00 PM

I've compiled a checklist for OAIS compliance that might be useful for institutions implementing digital preservation workflows:

  1. Ingest procedures documented
  2. SIP specifications defined
  3. AIP structure established
  4. DIP generation automated
  5. Fixity checks scheduled
  6. Format migration strategy in place

The Heratio ingest plugin covers items 1-4 quite well. Has anyone automated items 5-6?

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Johan Pieterse Jan 8, 2026 10:00 AM

Great checklist Dr. Mitchell. For item 5 (fixity checks), the ahgPreservationPlugin has a scheduler that can run fixity verification automatically. You can configure it with php symfony preservation:scheduler.

For item 6, format migration is on our roadmap. Currently you can use the identify command to flag at-risk formats.

Li Wei Chen Jan 12, 2026 8:30 AM

We've implemented an automated fixity check pipeline using the preservation plugin combined with cron jobs. Running checks nightly on 10% of the collection means full coverage every 10 days. Happy to share the cron setup.