ISO 11506:2017

Document management applications — Archiving of electronic data — Computer output microform (COM)/Computer output laser disc (COLD)

ISO 11506:2017 specifies techniques for archiving electronic data to ensure their long-term integrity, accessibility, usability, readability and reliability, in order to protect the evidential value of the data.

In ISO 11506:2017, long term is considered to be a period of time lasting more than a century (see ISO 18911).

Black-and-white microforms processed with liquid chemicals are used in ISO 11506:2017 because the result is always an irreversible record and because of the proven quality of microforms as a long-term preservation media.

ISO 11506:2017 also specifies procedures for the parallel recording, by a single production unit, of COM and COLD output from the same data.

It applies to many different types of electronic data, such as text and two-dimensional graphic data which can be represented as a black-and-white image.

It is not applicable to the following:

– animated images or sounds;

– three-dimensional images;

– images in shades of grey or in colour;

– X-ray images.

Neither is ISO 11506:2017 applicable to microforms created from dry thermal processes, since they offer insufficient guarantees in terms of irreversibility and longevity.

Edition	2017
Published Date	2017
Published By	International Standardization Organisation
Page Count	33