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\"Here is the first-ever comprehensive guide to archival concepts, principles and practices. Encyclopedia of Archival Science features 154 entries that address every aspect of archival professional knowledge. Entries range from traditional ideas (like appraisal and provenance) to today's challenges (digitization and digital preservation). They present the thoughts of leading luminaries like Ernst Posner, Margaret Cross-Norton, and Philip Brooks, as well as those of contemporary authors and rising scholars. Historical and ethical components of practice are infused throughout the work\"--Provided by publisher.

Dlaczego cyfrowy świat potrzebuje teorii archiwalnej bardziej niż kiedykolwiek wcześniej?Tekst jest zapisem wykładu prof. Luciany Duranti, badaczki i wykładowczyni archiwistyki i dyplomatyki w School of Information na Uniwersytecie Kolumbii Brytyjskiej w Vancouver (Kanada), który odbył się 12 października 2022 r. na Uniwersytecie Warszawskim w ramach cyklu organizowanych przez archiwa państwowe otwartych wykładów pn. „Konarski Lectures”, poświęconych współczesnej archiwistyce. Autorka jest specjalistką w dziedzinie archiwistyki, dyplomatyki i dokumentu elektronicznego, pełni funkcję kierownika badań i dyrektora Projektu InterPARES (www.interpares.org oraz www.interparestrustai.org). Wykład poświęcony został najważniejszym wyzwaniom stojącym przed nauką o archiwach w dobie transformacji cyfrowej. Odpowiadając na tytułowe pytanie o potrzebę rozwijania teorii archiwalnej w świecie cyfrowym, Autorka wskazała najważniejsze obszary badawcze, wymagające nowych ustaleń teoretycznych. należą do nich m.in. zapewnienie niezawodności, dokładności i autentyczności, to znaczy wiarygodności, dokumentu elektronicznego, w szczególności ocena przydatności technologii podpisu elektronicznego i architektury blockchain oraz zastosowania AI do wytwarzania, zarządzania i udostępniania dokumentacji elektronicznej. Te właśnie zagadnienia są kluczowymi obszarami problemowymi międzynarodowego projektu interdyscyplinarnych badań archiwistycznych InterPARESTrustAI, którego celem jest projektowanie, rozwijanie i wykorzystanie sztucznej inteligencji do zapewnienia dostępności i wiarygodności dokumentacji elektronicznej podmiotów publicznych. Poruszony został także problem zapewnienia autentyczności (tzn. identyfikacji i integralności) oraz dostępności dokumentów cyfrowych przechowywanych w chmurze, w szczególności na zasadach komercyjnych.The paper is a transcript of a lecture delivered on 12 October 2022 at the University of Warsaw by Professor Luciana Duranti, researcher and lecturer in archival science and diplomatics at the School of Information of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, B.C. Canada. The lecture was part of a series of open lectures organised by the national archives, entitled ‘Konarski Lectures’, focusing on contemporary archival science. The author is a specialist in the fields of archival science, diplomatics and electronic records, and Principal Investigator and director of the InterPARES Project (www.interpares.org and www.interparestrustai.org). The lecture addressed the most important challenges facing archival science in the age of digital transformation. In answering the central question regarding the need to develop archival theory in a digital world, the author highlighted the essential research areas that require new theoretical developments. These include ensuring reliability, accuracy and authenticity, that is, trustworthiness, of electronic records, in particular assessing the suitability of electronic signature technology and blockchain architecture for these purposes, and the application of AI to generating, managing and sharing electronic records. The latter is a key problem area of the international interdisciplinary archival research project InterPARES Trust AI, which aims to design, develop and use artificial intelligence to ensure the availability and use of trustworthy electronic records of public entities. The problem of ensuring the authenticity (i.e. the identity and integrity) and the accessibility of digital records stored in the cloud, particularly in the commercial cloud, was also addressed.

Dlaczego cyfrowy świat potrzebuje teorii archiwalnej bardziej niż kiedykolwiek wcześniej? Tekst jest zapisem wykładu prof. Luciany Duranti, badaczki i wykładowczyni archiwistyki i dyplomatyki w School of Information na Uniwersytecie Kolumbii Brytyjskiej w Vancouver (Kanada), który odbył się 12 października 2022 r. na Uniwersytecie Warszawskim w ramach cyklu organizowanych przez archiwa państwowe otwartych wykładów pn. „Konarski Lectures”, poświęconych współczesnej archiwistyce. Autorka jest specjalistką w dziedzinie archiwistyki, dyplomatyki i dokumentu elektronicznego, pełni funkcję kierownika badań i dyrektora Projektu InterPARES (www.interpares.org oraz www.interparestrustai.org). Wykład poświęcony został najważniejszym wyzwaniom stojącym przed nauką o archiwach w dobie transformacji cyfrowej. Odpowiadając na tytułowe pytanie o potrzebę rozwijania teorii archiwalnej w świecie cyfrowym, Autorka wskazała najważniejsze obszary badawcze, wymagające nowych ustaleń teoretycznych. należą do nich m.in. zapewnienie niezawodności, dokładności i autentyczności, to znaczy wiarygodności, dokumentu elektronicznego, w szczególności ocena przydatności technologii podpisu elektronicznego i architektury blockchain oraz zastosowania AI do wytwarzania, zarządzania i udostępniania dokumentacji elektronicznej. Te właśnie zagadnienia są kluczowymi obszarami problemowymi międzynarodowego projektu interdyscyplinarnych badań archiwistycznych InterPARESTrustAI, którego celem jest projektowanie, rozwijanie i wykorzystanie sztucznej inteligencji do zapewnienia dostępności i wiarygodności dokumentacji elektronicznej podmiotów publicznych. Poruszony został także problem zapewnienia autentyczności (tzn. identyfikacji i integralności) oraz dostępności dokumentów cyfrowych przechowywanych w chmurze, w szczególności na zasadach komercyjnych. The paper is a transcript of a lecture delivered on 12 October 2022 at the University of Warsaw by Professor Luciana Duranti, researcher and lecturer in archival science and diplomatics at the School of Information of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, B.C. Canada. The lecture was part of a series of open lectures organised by the national archives, entitled ‘Konarski Lectures’, focusing on contemporary archival science. The author is a specialist in the fields of archival science, diplomatics and electronic records, and Principal Investigator and director of the InterPARES Project (www.interpares.org and www.interparestrustai.org). The lecture addressed the most important challenges facing archival science in the age of digital transformation. In answering the central question regarding the need to develop archival theory in a digital world, the author highlighted the essential research areas that require new theoretical developments. These include ensuring reliability, accuracy and authenticity, that is, trustworthiness, of electronic records, in particular assessing the suitability of electronic signature technology and blockchain architecture for these purposes, and the application of AI to generating, managing and sharing electronic records. The latter is a key problem area of the international interdisciplinary archival research project InterPARES Trust AI, which aims to design, develop and use artificial intelligence to ensure the availability and use of trustworthy electronic records of public entities. The problem of ensuring the authenticity (i.e. the identity and integrity) and the accessibility of digital records stored in the cloud, particularly in the commercial cloud, was also addressed.

The paper is a transcript of a lecture delivered on 12 October 2022 at the University of Warsaw by Professor Luciana Duranti, researcher and lecturer in archival science and diplomatics at the School of Information of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, B.C. Canada. The lecture was part of a series of open lectures organised by the national archives, entitled ‘Konarski Lectures’, focusing on contemporary archival science. The author is a specialist in the fields of archival science, diplomatics and electronic records, and Principal Investigator and director of the InterPARES Project (www.interpares.org and www.interparestrustai.org). The lecture addressed the most important challenges facing archival science in the age of digital transformation. In answering the central question regarding the need to develop archival theory in a digital world, the author highlighted the essential research areas that require new theoretical developments. These include ensuring reliability, accuracy and authenticity, that is, trustworthiness, of electronic records, in particular assessing the suitability of electronic signature technology and blockchain architecture for these purposes, and the application of AI to generating, managing and sharing electronic records. The latter is a key problem area of the international interdisciplinary archival research project InterPARES Trust AI, which aims to design, develop and use artificial intelligence to ensure the availability and use of trustworthy electronic records of public entities. The problem of ensuring the authenticity (i.e. the identity and integrity) and the accessibility of digital records stored in the cloud, particularly in the commercial cloud, was also addressed.

L'articolo affronta le tematiche legate ai problemi della conservazione a lungo termine del contenuto degli archivi digitali. Il materiale d'archivio richiede un'attenzione speciale ad aspetti quali la credibilità, il valore giuridico, i diritti morali e legali e la privacy. La necessità di assicurare accessibilità e integrità ai dati informatici è tuttavia una problematica che attraversa tutti i campi dell'informatizzazione ed è strettamente legata a fattori come la frequente duplicazione e la corretta scelta dei metadadi. Attraverso l'analisi del caso di studio rappresentato da cIRcle, l'istitutional digital repository della University of British Columbia (UBC), il contributo mostra problemi, rischi e soluzioni utili nella gestione di un archivio digitale, mostrando che l'esperienza degli archivisti può essere utile per sviluppare sistemi legati a depositi di informazione non prettamente archivistici. [Testo dell'editore].The article faces the problems related to long-term preservation of the digital archives content. Archival material requires a special attentio due to credibility, juridical value, moral and legal rights, and privacy. The need to ensure accessibility and integrity of informatic data is a problem that involves all aspects and fields of informatization, and it is closely related to metadata choice and duplication. Through the analysis of the case-study represented by cIrcle, the istitutional digital repository della University of British Columbia (UBC), the article shows problems, risks, and solutions in managing a digital archive, showing that the professional experience of archivists can be useful in order to develop technological systems for non-archivistic contents. [Publisher's Text].

Here is the first-ever comprehensive guide to archival principles and practices. Encyclopedia of Archival Science features 130 entries which cover every aspect of the profession. These entries range from the traditional basics (like appraisal and provenance) to today's necessities (digitization and digital curation).

Fifteen years ago, Elizabeth Diamond described the archivist as a forensic scientist. In the past few years, several archival writers have referred to professionals responsible for keeping digital records as trusted keepers or custodians. Undoubtedly, in the digital environment, record professionals are increasingly called to assess and preserve the authenticity of the records they are responsible for, and to act as neutral third parties. But, are they qualified to fulfill this role? This article aims to begin identifying the body of knowledge that a trusted record professional needs in order to assess the trustworthiness of digital records and ensure that their continuing authenticity can be demonstrated, if required, at any point during their life cycle. To do so, it presents some of the concepts developed by the InterPARES Project in the area of diplomatics of digital records; compares them with the relevant concepts of a relatively new discipline called digital forensics; discusses the methodologies used by the two disciplines; and proposes areas that can be jointly investigated by diplomatics and forensics experts to develop an integrated body of knowledge that might be called Digital Records Forensics.

This paper introduces the Digital Records Forensics project, a research endeavour located at the University of British Columbia in Canada and aimed at the development of a new science resulting from the integration of digital forensics with diplomatics, archival science, information science and the law of evidence, and of an interdisciplinary graduate degree program, called Digital Records Forensics Studies, directed to professionals working for law enforcement agencies, legal firms, courts, and all kind of institutions and business that require their services. The program anticipates the need for organizations to become \"forensically ready,\" defined by John Tan as \"maximizing the ability of an environment to collect credible digital evidence while minimizing the cost of an incident response (Tan, 2001).\" The paper argues the need for such a program, describes its nature and content, and proposes ways of delivering it. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]

Purpose - The greatest challenges which digital systems present are the creation and maintenance of reliable records and the preservation of their authenticity over time. It is vital for every organisation that its records should be able to stand for the facts which they concern, i.e. that their content is trustworthy. To meet these challenges the international community of records professionals must develop appropriate strategies, procedures and standards. This paper seeks to explore the concepts and principles derived from archival diplomatics that should guide the management of electronic records and therefore these developments, as well as drawing conclusions about the nature of the research work required.Design methodology approach - The paper looks at the problems presented by electronic records, considers a definition of electronic records, and discusses the authenticity and reliability of electronic records.Findings - Research work needs to be carried out to formulate the principles that will guide the development of international, national and organisational policies, strategies and standards, the specific criteria for each type of policy, strategy and standard, and the procedural methods for their implementation. The most important thing is to ensure that the policies, strategies and standards are consistent with one another, and this is only possible when they are based on the same concepts and inspired by the same principles.Originality value - Concepts, laws and models from various fields must be studied to foster useful transfers from one field to another, to encourage the development of theory in emerging areas of endeavour and investigation, to eliminate the duplication of theoretical efforts in different fields, and to promote consistency of scientific knowledge. However, in order to develop the body of knowledge of records management, concepts, laws and models of archival diplomatics must be brought to bear.