Definition
The cataloging, description, conservation, and exhibition of objects and components that are born-digital and/or time-based; e.g. video art, websites, NFTs, GIFs, etc.
Requirements
Provide a structure for the description of all components of a born-digital or time-based work
Provide a structure for the description of all changes to a born-digital or time-based work as a result of conservation work, exhibition, loan, or other lifecycle event
Ensure that vocabularies, lists, and schema can change as the technology born-digital and time-based works are built on change
Standards, Guidelines + Use Cases
PREMIS Data Model for Digital Preservation
Joanna Phillips, “Reporting Iterations: A Documentation Model for Time-Based Media Art”
Peggy Griesinger, “Process history metadata for time-based media artworks at the Museum of Modern Art, New York”
Barbara Mack and Glenn Wharton, “A Case for Digital Conservation Repositories”