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 includes audits performed by the DCC at diverse organizations such as national libraries, scientific data centers, and cultural heritage archives. This represents a significant step in an ongoing international initiative aimed at establishing standards, methodologies, and criteria for evaluating and certifying digital repositories.