Purpose

This paper aims to examine the role blockchain can play for record-keeping by exploring what information from a record-keeping system it is possible to publish to a blockchain. A credible approach is presented, followed by a discussion on both benefits and limitations.

Design/methodology/approach

The approach is a combination of theorised possibilities verified with practical software implementation. The basis for the work is relevant record-keeping and blockchain literature.

Findings

The results show that it is possible to separate the formal record keeping structure from content, and this opens for new possibilities when integrating record keeping and block chain technologies. However, the approach does come with some limitations.

Research limitations/implications

The approach is beneficial where there is a record-keeping standard that has a clearly defined metadata model, and that also makes use of globally unique identifiers. Privacy legislation, for example, GDPR, may limit the scope of an implementation of the approach.

Originality/value

The originality lies in presenting an approach whereby a record-keeping standard is analysed, separating structural and content information to publish structural information to a blockchain.

中文翻译：

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在区块链中发布和使用记录保存结构信息

目的

本文旨在通过探索可以从记录保存系统中发布哪些信息以将其发布到区块链来研究区块链在记录保存中所扮演的角色。提出了一种可靠的方法，然后讨论了好处和局限性。

设计/方法/方法

该方法是经过理论验证的可能性的组合，并通过实际的软件实现进行了验证。这项工作的基础是相关的记录保存和区块链文献。

发现

结果表明，可以将正式的记录保存结构与内容分离，这为集成记录保存和区块链技术提供了新的可能性。但是，该方法确实存在一些局限性。

研究局限/意义

如果存在具有明确定义的元数据模型且还使用全局唯一标识符的记录保持标准，则该方法是有益的。隐私法规（例如GDPR）可能会限制该方法的实施范围。

创意/价值

独创性在于提出一种分析记录保持标准的方法，将结构信息和内容信息分开，以将结构信息发布到区块链。