rvation Policy documents, including written definition of properties as agreed in the 
deposit agreement/deed of gift; written processing procedures; documentation of properties 
to be preserved. 
Discussion 
This process begins in general with the repository’s mission statement and may be further 
specified in pre-accessioning agreements with producers or depositors (e.g., producer-archive 
agreements) and made very specific in deposit or transfer agreements for specific digital 
objects and their related 