| Trusting Records: Legal, Historical and Diplomatic Perspectives Contributor(s): MacNeil, H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 904815572X ISBN-13: 9789048155729 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Popular Culture - Computers | Information Technology - Language Arts & Disciplines |
| Dewey: 025.197 |
| Series: Archivist's Library |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.57 lbs) 163 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A trustworthy record is one that is both an accurate statement of facts and a genuine manifestation of those facts. Record trustworthiness thus has two qualitative dimensions: reliability and authenticity. Reliability means that the record is capable of standing for the facts to which it attests, while authenticity means that the record is what it claims to be. This study explores the evolution of the principles and methods for determining record trustworthiness from antiquity to the digital age, and from the perspectives of law and history. It also examines recent efforts undertaken by researchers in the field of archival science to develop methods for ensuring the trustworthiness of records created and maintained in electronic systems. Audience: The target audience for this study is legal scholars working in the field of evidence law, historians working in the field of historical methodology, and recordkeeping professionals (records managers, information technology specialists, archivists) working on the design and implementation of contemporary organizational recordkeeping systems. |