Semantic Units of the PREMIS Data Dictionary
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| Containers | Current | Descendants |
|---|---|---|
| 1 - Object 1.7 - storage | 1.7.1 contentLocation | 1.7.1.1 contentLocationType 1.7.1.2 contentLocationValue |
| Semantic unit | 1.7.1 contentLocation |
|---|---|
| Definition | Information needed to retrieve a physical item from its physical storage location or a file from the storage system, or to access a bitstream within a file. |
| Applicability | Representation, Bitstream, File |
| Obligation | Optional |
| Repeatability | Not repeatable |
| Data constraint | Container |
| Creation / Maintenance notes | A preservation repository will normally refer to content that it controls. Therefore, it is assumed that the repository will normally assign the contentLocation, probably by a program. |
| Usage notes | If the preservation repository uses the objectIdentifier as a handle for retrieving data, contentLocation is implicit and does not need to be recorded. |