The development of the toolkit follows a concentrated period of repository pilot audits undertaken by the DCC, conducted at a diverse range of organisations including national libraries, scientific data centres and cultural and heritage data archives. The construction of a toolkit of this kind is a dynamic process and this is the second stage in this process. The DRAMBORA toolkit represents the latest development in an ongoing international effort to conceive criteria, means and methodologies for audit and certification of digital repositories.
The creation of the toolkit proceeds through a focused phase of repository pilot audits carried out by the DCC, conducted at various organizations such as national libraries, scientific data centers, and cultural heritage archives. The assembly of a toolkit like this is an evolving process, and this represents the second stage in that progression. The DRAMBORA toolkit embodies the most recent advancement in an ongoing international endeavor to establish standards, methods, and approaches for evaluating and certifying digital repositories.