| Preservation of the Integrity of Electronic Records 2003 Edition Contributor(s): Duranti, L. (Author), Eastwood, T. (Author), MacNeil, H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1402009917 ISBN-13: 9781402009914 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2002 Annotation: This book addresses theoretical and practical issues relating to the reliability and authenticity of records created in the electronic environment by organizations of all kinds. It explores both the conceptual and practical problems of design of record-keeping systems that will allow organizations to maintain reliable and authentic electronic records. It analyzes the elements of electronic records using diplomatic analysis, thoroughly explains the concepts of reliability and authenticity as applied to records, and provides a careful exposition of the methods for creating and maintaining reliable and authentic electronic records. The research for this book was conducted in conjunction with the United States Department of Defense and influenced its standards for electronic record-keeping, which have been widely adopted by software manufacturers. Audience: This book is aimed at anyone involved in creation, maintenance, and preservation of electronic records, such as records managers, information systems managers, archivists. It will also serve as a basic text for students of records management and archives in post-secondary educational institutions. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering - Language Arts & Disciplines | Library & Information Science - General - Business & Economics | Information Management |
| Dewey: 025.174 |
| LCCN: 2002038659 |
| Series: Archivist's Library |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 6.6" W x 9.76" (0.92 lbs) 174 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: By Terry Eastwood This book reports the findings of a research project on the means of protecting the integrity of active and semi-active electronic records. The project, which is commonly referred to as "the UBC Project," was conceived by two of the authors of this book, Luciana Duranti and Terry Eastwood, and conducted between 1994 and 1997. The third author, Heather MacNeil, who worked formally as the principal research assistant on the project, acted as an equal in the research and in the writing of this book. The project investigated a number of fundamental questions that have arisen over the past decade as a consequence of the rapid development and use of computer technology for the creation, maintenance, and preservation of recorded information. One of the first comprehensive studies of the issues associated with the management of electronic records was conducted by the United Nations. The study, commonly known as the ACCIS report, aimed to "develop guidelines for implementation of electronic archives and records management programmes for use by United Nations organizations, taking into account traditional archives and records management practices. " The report of the study of electronic records in eighteen United Nations organizations identified a number of enduring issues. It recognized that the United Nations had to "distinguish between record and non-record material. "l It recognized the problem of ensuring the authenticity of records, which, rather narrowly, it construed as "assuring legality. |