1. Test Audit – DIN 31644 Sabine Schrimpf Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
APARSEN review meeting, Luxembourg, 2-3 February 2012

2. Background DIN 31644 Development
2006 / 2008: Catalogue of Criteria for Trusted Digital Repositories - Version 1 / Version 2
2008: Standarisation of Catalogue of Criteria within the German Institute for Standardisation (DIN)
2010: Publication of DIN Criteria for trustworthy digital archives (Draft)
Structure
34 requirements structured in 3 parts
Organization
Management of intellectual entities and their representations
Infrastructure and security.

3. Structure of Certification Process
Certification organized by nestor, executed by nestor WG “Certification”
Information collected for each of the 34 criteria with help of a Certification form
Description of implementation and link to documentation
Degree of fulfillment
0 = still open
3 = designed
6 = specified
10 = fully implemented
Extended Certification: Assessment of Certification form
Formal Certification: Certification form + on site-visit

5. Structure and timeline of test audit
June: Initial experiences fed back to nestor WG
May/June – DNB fills in Audit form
June-September 2011 – Extended Audit reviewed by auditors
October 2011 – Formal Audit takes part
December 2011 – Documentation of the test audit experience in test audit report
July: Questions of auditors discussed in nestor WG
November:Lessons learned fed back to nestor WG

6. Lessons learned DIN 31644 stood the test
Certification process needs to be well defined, documented and transparent
Support certification process with tools
Extended and Formal Certification needs clearer separation

7. Next steps
Production of comprehensive guidelines for both audit candidates and the auditors
Replace Certification form with online tool
„Non-accredited“ Extended Certification through nestor WG
Finalisation of Formal Certification process
Participate in advancement of European Framework for Audit and Certification

8. Network of Excellence