This document is an introduction to the PROV Standard Management of Electronic Records (PROS 99/007), also known as the VERS Standard. This document provides background information on the goals and the VERS approach to preservation. Nothing in this document imposes any requirements on agencies.
Critical Arguements
CA The Victorian Elextronic Records Strategy (VERS) addresses the cost-effective, long-term preservation of electronic records. The structure and requirements of VERS are formally specified in the STandard for the Management of Electronic Records (PROS 99/007) and its five technical specifications. This Advice provides background to the Standard. It covers: the history of the VERS project; the preservation theory behind VERS; how the five specifications support the preservation theory; a brief introduction to the VERS Encapsulated Object (VEO). In this document we distinguish between the record and the content of the record. The content is the actuial information contained in the record; for example, the report or the image. The record as a whole contains the record content and metadata that contains information about the record, including its context, description, history, and integrity cvontrol. 
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<DC>Public Record Office Victoria is the archives of the State Government of Victoria. They hold records from the beginnings of the colonial administration of Victoria in the mid-1830s to today and are responsible for ensuring the accountability of the Victoria State Government. 
