nestor Seal for Trustworthy Digital Archives
The extended self-assessment process for digital archives developed and offered by nestor on the basis of the DIN 31644 standard “Criteria for trustworthy digital archives” offers digital archives a harmonised and practical method of checking whether they are trustworthy. If the reviewed assessment yields a positive result they are entitled to publicise this by using the nestor Seal for Trustworthy Digital Archives. A fee of 500 € applies. Further information is available in the Explanatory Notes on the nestor seal below.
The nestor seal can be obtained as a standalone solution. In 2010, the three initiatives of DIN, ISO and the Data Seal of Approval agreed to incorporate their approaches into a European certification procedure. Accordingly, the nestor seal leads to the acquisition of "extended certification". However, these approaches were no longer pursued after the initial declaration of intent.
If you are interested in this certification please contact us: nestorsiegel@langzeitarchivierung.de
Evaluated Archives
| Archive | Year | Link to documentation | Application forms | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZBW Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft | 2024 | Documentation | Application form | Report |
TIB Technische Informationsbibliothek Hanover Leibniz-Informationszentrum Technik und Naturwissenschaften und Universitätsbibliothek | 2022 | Documentation | Application form | Report |
TIB Technische Informationsbibliothek Hanover Leibniz-Informationszentrum Technik und Naturwissenschaften und Universitätsbibliothek | 2017 | Documentation | Application form | Report |
| ZBW Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft | 2017 | Documentation | Application form | Report |
| Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) | 2016 | Documentation | Application form | Report |
| Deutsche Nationalbibliothek - für den Bereich Netzpublikationen - | 2016 | Documentation | Application form | Report |
Related documents
Explanatory notes on the nestor Seal for Trustworthy Digital Archives (Version 2.2, in German)
Model contract (in German)
Assessment form for obtaining the nestor Seal for Trustworthy Digital Archives (in German)
Explanatory notes on the assessment form (in German)
Former and translated Versions
Explanatory notes on the nestor Seal for Trustworthy Digital Archives (Version 2.1, in German)
Explanatory notes on the nestor Seal for Trustworthy Digital Archives - Version 1, in English
Toelichting op het nestor-keurmerk voor betrouwbare, duurzaam toegankelijke digitale archieven - in Dutch
Vysvětlující informace k Pečeti nestoru pro důvěryhodné digitální archivy,Verze 2.0 - in Czech
Magyarázó megjegyzések a megbízható digitális archívumok által elnyerhetö nestor-minösítéshez - in Hungarian
เอกสารอธิบายมาตรฐาน nestor Seal เพื่อรบั รองความน่าเชื่อถือของ คลังจดหมายเหตุดิจิทัล - in Thai
Erläuterungen zum nestor-Siegel für vertrauenswürdige digitale Langzeitarchive - Version 1- in German
