RLG and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) are the joint creators of this task force. Its purpose is to produce certification requirements for establishing and selecting reliable digital information repositories.

This effort is part of ongoing work with the Open Archival Information System (OAIS) model, and RLG and NARA intend the results to go into the standardization process through the International Organization of Standardization (ISO) Archiving Series.

For more background on the project, go to Projects: Current Projects: Digital Repository Certification.