Norms and Standards

• We catalogue archival material according to the international standards ISAD(G) and ISAAR(CPF). This ensures that your archives catalogue is compatible with others.
• When working on records management projects (filing system) we comply with the ISO-Standard 15489.
• To preserve records we use ageing-resistant packing materials according to ISO 9706. These materials are not only acid-free but also slightly alkaline-buffered. To a certain extent they absorb the paper’s acid which slows down the ageing process.
• In the field of digital archiving we rely on the established standards EAD, Premis and METS. Together with the state archives Wallis we have deposited the Matterhorn METS-Profile at the Library of Congress which describes the combination of these three standards in detail.