diff --git a/docs/ocm/model.md b/docs/ocm/model.md
index d55440044..7e5961a1c 100644
--- a/docs/ocm/model.md
+++ b/docs/ocm/model.md
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ global identity triple to the following procedure:
   [component descriptor](#component-descriptor) by using its
   component identity and version name in
   the desired [repository context](#repository-contexts)
-- identify the artefact by is local identity (distinguish between [source](#sources)
+- identify the artefact by its local [identity](#identity) (distinguish between [source](#sources)
   and [resource](#resources))
 - [apply](operations.md#access-methods) the described [access method](#artefact-access)
 
diff --git a/docs/ocm/operations.md b/docs/ocm/operations.md
index d4efaaa20..8800d5b6b 100644
--- a/docs/ocm/operations.md
+++ b/docs/ocm/operations.md
@@ -97,10 +97,15 @@ according to their [specifications](../formats/accessmethods/README.md).
 The local access method is mapped to the local blob access provided by
 the repository.
 
-They have to support read access, only. At least a stream access for the
-denoted blob is required.
+They have to support read access, only. At least a media type and stream access
+for the denoted blob is required.
 
-- **`<method>.GetStream(AccessSpecification) (Byte Stream, error)`**
+- **`<method>.GetMediaType(RepositoryContext, ComponentVersion, AccessSpecification) (string, error)`**
+
+  Provide the media type of the described artefact. It might explicitly be stored
+  as part of the access speficatio, or implicitly provided by the access method.
+
+- **`<method>.GetStream(RepositoryContext, ComponentVersion, AccessSpecification) (Byte Stream, error)`**
 
   Provide access to the blob content described by a dedicated access
   specification.