ent. When the relationship between depositor and repository is less formal (e.g., a faculty 
member depositing work in an academic institution’s preservation repository), 
documentation articulating the repository’s capabilities and commitments should be provided 
to each depositor. Repositories engaged in Web harvesting may find this requirement 
difficult because of the way in which Web-based information is harvested/captured for long-
term preservation, and so contracts or deposit agreements are rarely r