UC-5.2

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UC-5.2 Monitor Technology
Summary
Number	UC-5.2
Name	Monitor Technology
Context	UC-5 Preservation Planning
Sub-Use Cases	None
Overview	Monitor Technology tracks emerging digital technologies and sends reports, external data standards and technology alerts to Develop Preservation Strategies and Standards
Actors	Develop Preservation Strategies and Standards Monitor Technology
Description
Preconditions	UC-1 Ingest
Trigger	No direct trigger. Ongoing tracking.
Successful outcome	Monitor Technology sends reports, external data standards and technology alerts to Develop Preservation Strategies and Standards
Steps	Monitor Technology tracks emerging digital technologies (OAIS Page 4-13) Monitor Technology sends external data standards to Develop Preservation Strategies and Standards (OAIS Page 4-14) Monitor Technology creates reports and technology alerts (not explicit; inferred from OAIS Figure 4-6:Preservation Planning Page 4-13) Monitor Technology sends reports and technology alerts to Develop Preservation Strategies and Standards (OAIS Page 4-14)
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Documentation
Citations	OAIS page 4-13/14 section 4.1.1.6 "The Monitor Technology function is responsible for tracking emerging digital technologies, information standards and computing platforms (i.e., hardware and software) to identify technologies which could cause obsolescence in the archive's computing environment and prevent access to some of the archives current holdings. This function may contain a prototyping capability for better evaluation of emerging technologies and receive prototype requests from Develop Preservation Strategies and Standards and from Develop Package Designs and Migration Plans. This function sends reports, external data standards, prototype results and technology alerts to Develop Preservation Strategies and Standards. It also sends prototype results to Develop Package Designs and Migration Plans."
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Notes
	It is not clear how Monitor Technology tracks emerging digital technologies.