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Soup du jour – existing and emerging trends in archives and records management standardization Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2023-11-20 Shadrack Katuu
Purpose This paper aims to examine the concept of standardization beyond its traditional use in generating and implementing standards and good practice guidelines (S&GPG) by looking at existing and emerging trends. Design/methodology/approach This paper utilizes two primary approaches to categorizing S&GPG for better comprehension: categorization based on provenance as well as based on subject matter
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The status of records management in Malawian private universities: the empirical case of University of Livingstonia Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2023-10-25 Kaitano Simwaka, Donald Flywell Malanga, George T. Chipeta
Purpose This study aims to investigate records management practices in Malawian private universities with a focus on University of Livingstonia. Design/methodology/approach The study used embedded case study design using a mixed methods approach. A survey questionnaire, semi-structured interview guide and a document review were used to collect data from University of Livingstonia staff. Findings The
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Records in social media: a new (old) understanding of records management Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2023-10-23 Babatunde Kazeem Oladejo, Darra Hofman
Purpose Social media posts have been an integral part of our society’s communication and serve purposes from the personal to the national, from the mundane to the silly to the momentous. This study aims to examine social media posts as records, discussing how social media technology serves, perhaps unexpectedly, to reinforce traditional archival understandings of issues such as provenance, custody
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The mindset of recordkeeping: the intersection of records management and organizational psychology Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2023-10-23 Hannah N. Pryor
Purpose This study aims to synthesize records and information management (RIM) with the professional literature of industrial/organizational (I/O) psychology to explain undesirable recordkeeping behaviors that may manifest in employees who interact with business records. Design/methodology/approach The author’s views are based on a literature review of both records management and organizational psychology
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Examining the ethical dilemmas of political impartiality in records administration: a phronetic approach Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2023-08-23 Adebowale Jeremy Adetayo
Purpose This paper aims to explore the ethical dilemmas faced by records administrators concerning political impartiality by examining the case of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in the USA, which has faced reputational challenges due to perceived political bias. Design/methodology/approach This paper proposes a phronetic approach to resolve the ethical dilemmas associated with
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Let the people know, and the country will be safe: FOI models in South Africa and Zimbabwe Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2023-07-28 Makutla Mojapelo
Purpose Democratic countries all over the world are embarking on initiatives to empower citizens through public participation. One of the tools used by countries to promote public participation is the enactment and implementation of freedom of information (FOI) legislation, as it is the case with South Africa and Zimbabwe. Despite having legislation reaffirming the need for people’s right to know,
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Working from home: the experience of records management professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2023-07-18 Ragna Kemp Haraldsdottir, Fiorella Foscarini, Charles Jeurgens, Pekka Henttonen, Gillian Oliver, Seren Wendelken, Viviane Frings-Hessami
Purpose The purpose of this paper was to investigate how recordkeepers in Canada, Finland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Iceland and Italy experienced accomplishing their tasks from home over varying lengths of time during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach A multilingual survey including 44 questions was designed and administered to the six countries identified above in 2022. This
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The effect of digitalization on the daily use of and work with records in the Norwegian public sector Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2023-07-19 Daniel Henriksen Hagen
Purpose This paper presents an exploratory case study on the impact of user-oriented digitalization on records management in the Norwegian public sector. The purpose of this study is to identify some of the opportunities and issues that may arise for records management professionals, case workers and citizens. Design/methodology/approach The concept of administrative burdens and how user-oriented design
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Digitization of Indigenous knowledge systems in Africa: the case of South Africa’s National Recorded System (NRS) Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2023-07-14 Tolulope Balogun
Purpose The purpose of this study is to highlight the indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) preservation efforts in South Africa, with a focus on the National Recordal System and the Indigenous Knowledge Systems Documentation Centres (IKSDCs) across South Africa. Design/methodology/approach Anchored in the interpretivist paradigm, the qualitative research approach was adopted to explore the objectives
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Pandemic recordkeeping – the New Zealand experience Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2023-03-20 Seren Wendelken
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the recordkeeping response to the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand. It identifies how archival authorities supported potential changes in recordkeeping practice as a result of constraints brought about by the pandemic, in particular the shift to work-from-home as the dominant paradigm. Design/methodology/approach Analysis of guidance, standards and initiatives
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Influence of employees’ perceptions of the uses and security of human resource records on employees’ attitude toward human resource records Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2023-03-07 Raphael Papa Kweku Andoh, Rebecca Dei Mensah, Stephen Tetteh, Georgina Nyantakyiwaa Boampong, Kofi Adom-Nyankey, Bernice Asare
Purpose Human resource records are the cornerstone of human resource management. Organizations rely a great deal on their employees to furnish them with human resource records, which is crucial to the effective management of the employees and the success of the organization. It is evident, however, that personal information-related issues in organizations are of significant concern and that examining
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A framework of open government data (OGD) e-service quality dimensions with future research agenda Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2023-02-15 Charalampos Alexopoulos, Stuti Saxena, Nina Rizun, Deo Shao
Purpose This research paper aims to present a framework of open government data (OGD) relating to e-service quality dimensions. In addition, it provides a research agenda for the e-service delivery of OGD. Design/methodology/approach A literature review pertaining to e-service quality with special reference to e-government was delivered to deduce the key dimensions of e-service quality for OGD. Findings
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Determining the requirements of a medical records electronic deficiency management system: a mixed-method study Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2022-11-25 Farzad Salmanizadeh, Arefeh Ameri, Leila Ahmadian, Mahboubeh Mirmohammadi, Reza Khajouei
Purpose Despite the presence of electronic medical records systems, traditional paper-based methods are often used in many countries to document data and eliminate medical record deficiencies. These methods waste patient and hospital resources. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the traditional deficiency management system and determine the requirements of an electronic deficiency management
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An assessment of human resource capabilities in supporting digital records preservation: a case of RAMD and RITA, Tanzania Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2022-11-24 Jacquiline Daniel, Faraja Ndumbaro
Purpose Human resource capability is an important factor in determining institutional capacities in digital records preservation. This study aims to assess human resource capabilities in supporting digital records preservation in Tanzania, with special reference to the Records and Archives Management Department (RAMD) and Registration, Insolvency and Trusteeship Agency (RITA). Design/methodology/approach
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Archives in Portuguese public policies: a steady place Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2022-11-10 Carlos Guardado da Silva, Luis Corujo, Maria Miguel Duque Perdigão
Purpose This study aims to examine the archives’ role in Portuguese public policies from 1976 to 2021, based on an analysis of decision-making and support mechanisms, as well as other legal and normative instruments (diplomas) associated with relevant policies and legal actions in government programs, major planning options, sectoral programs and legislation. Design/methodology/approach The investigation
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Reevaluating the mission of control in records management: tools for a staff-centered approach Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2022-11-09 Kate Chandler
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to suggest that a user-centered approach to records management may result in more sustainable, intuitive and defensible records management programs compared to alternatives. Design/methodology/approach A two-part methodology is adopted: part one explores the literature for records management programs that impose a high degree of control over records at cost to users
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Records management practices: are all its factors associated with administrative staff performance in chartered private universities in Uganda? Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2022-07-21 Assumpta Barigye, Francis Kasekende, Richard Mwirumubi
Purpose This paper aims to examine the influence of records management practices on staff performance among administrative staff in private universities in Uganda. Design/methodology/approach Using surveys, this study took a cross-sectional descriptive and analytical design. Out of a population of 177, the study targeted a sample size of 123 respondents. Using proportionate random sampling, data were
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The state of digital records preservation in South Africa’s public sector in the 21st century: a literature review Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2022-05-18 Mpubane Emanuel Matlala, Thandukwazi Richman Ncube, Steven Parbanath
Purpose This study aims to assess the status of the digital records preservation practices in the South African public sector at the national department level. It set out to establish to what extent digital preservation policies have been implemented in South Africa’s public sector, to determine the related skills and competency of public sector staff, and to make any necessary recommendations of the
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Electronic health records using a resource advantage theory perspective: an interdisciplinary literature review Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2022-05-18 Amit Malhan, Ila Manuj, Lou Pelton, Robert Pavur
Purpose Warren Buffett asserted that the greatest issue confronting American business and the economy is rising health-care costs, which have risen to 17% of gross domestic product. Public policymakers, health-care providers and other stakeholders grapple with cost-containment and increased health-care delivery efficiencies. There exists a paucity of theory-driven research addressing how information
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Job satisfaction among career record personnel in the Ghana civil service: a case study Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2022-04-12 Juliana Kesewaa Ansong, Noah Darko-Adjei
Purpose Good records management and effective employees contribute greatly to the success of every organization. Like any other employees, records personnel need to be satisfied with their jobs so they are motivated. Unfortunately, records personnel in Ghana are faced with many challenges which negatively affect their job satisfaction. This study aims to examine the issue of job satisfaction among
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Applying bounded rationality to information disposition: development of a risk/reward heuristic Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2022-04-08 Salvador P. Barragan
Purpose This paper aims to examine the implications of applying Herbert Simon’s bounded rationality to records and information management (RIM) and the possibility that a risk/reward heuristic may be part of the disposition decision-making cognitive process. This in turn may improve the understanding of disposition and its suboptimal results and offer alternatives in understanding why certain behaviors
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Competing with artificial intelligence – can the records and information management profession withstand the challenge? Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2022-03-29 Sherry Li Xie, Li Siyi, Ruohua Han
Purpose To report on a study that focused on the records and information management (RIM) profession’s competencies with respect to the development of AI. Design/methodology/approach Designed as deductive, the study distilled artificial intelligence (AI) insusceptibility indicators, creative intelligence and social intelligence, from the Oxford study and applied them to the current RIM core competencies
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Meeting technologies and recordkeeping: a preliminary study Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2021-12-31 Fiorella Foscarini, Madeleine Krucker, Danyse Golick
Purpose The purpose of this study is to raise awareness of the benefits and drawbacks involved in using digital technologies for business meetings, and identify key concerns. The shift from in-person to virtual meetings has multiple consequences, some of which impact recordkeeping. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on research from records management, anthropology, organizational theory and computer
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Recordkeeping culture in Switzerland: the impact of language and communication on the success of recordkeeping initiatives Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2022-01-12 Viviane Frings-Hessami, Gillian Oliver
Purpose Records management has been heavily influenced by practice in English-speaking countries but is often seen as a foreign import in non-Anglophone countries. This study aims to investigate how using English terminology or translating records management terminology into French in a Francophone environment impacts on the success of recordkeeping strategies. Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured
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Climate change and web archives: an Ibero-American study based on the Portuguese and Brazilian contexts Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2021-10-04 Moisés Rockembach, Anabela Serrano
Purpose The purpose of this investigation is to analyze information on the web and its preservation as the digital heritage of events related to climate change and the environment in Portugal and Brazil, thus contributing to web preservation in the Ibero-American context. Design/methodology/approach A theoretical and applied investigation using mixed methods to collect and analyze qualitative and quantitative
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Come hell or high water: climate action by archives, records and cultural heritage professionals in the United Kingdom Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2021-10-11 Georgina Robinson
Purpose This paper aims to evidence the perspectives of information professionals in the UK in relation to environmental sustainability and climate action to catalyse collaborative action. Design/methodology/approach This study takes an interpretivist stance. Research into archive and record management literature was conducted to establish key themes on climate change within the information sector
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Records management in government schools in South Africa: a case study in Limpopo province Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2021-11-12 Samuel Maredi Mojapelo
Purpose This study aims to investigate records management in selected government schools in South Africa. Design/methodology/approach The study adopted a qualitative research approach to collect in-depth data from the principals or administrators working as records managers at the school level. In all, a sample of principals and administrators from seven schools were interviewed face-to-face to enable
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Records management and performance of procurement management units in Tanzania: a case study Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2021-11-04 Mordecai Chrysostom Matto
Purpose This paper aims to examine the influence of records management on the performance of procurement management units (PMUs) in Tanzania. Design/methodology/approach To meet the objective of the study, cross-sectional survey design and quantitative approaches were used for data collection and analysis. Preliminary analysis of the data was carried out using descriptive statistics and structural
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A review of the legislative framework for social media records in Botswana Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2021-11-01 Tshepho Lydia Mosweu
Purpose The purpose of this paper to review the legislative framework for social media records in Botswana. The goal is to determine the extent to which the current legislation in Botswana covers the management of social media records. Design/methodology/approach This paper applied a qualitative research methodology and used documentary review method to collect data for analysis. The data collected
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Contradicting challenges: the complexity of documenting personal information in a regulatory environment Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2021-10-11 Ragna Kemp Haraldsdottir, Johanna Gunnlaugsdottir
Purpose Many organizations are challenged by different and, perhaps, opposite, registration and protection obligations of information regarding their employees. The purpose of this paper is to explore how organizations balance the registration obligations of the Icelandic equal pay standard (EPS) and the protection requirements of the general data protection regulation (GDPR). It aims to raise awareness
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Training and resources of e-records readiness at the Federal Ministry of finance in Nigeria Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2021-08-19 Mulikat Yetunde Abdulkareem, Nathan Mwakoshi Mnjama, Peter Mazebe II Mothataesi Sebina
Purpose e-records have become an important tool through which a government is held accountable for good governance, transparency and delivery of services to citizens. Therefore, this study aims to assess availability of training and resources in a records management environment, as a way of determining e-records readiness at the Federal Ministry of Finance, Nigeria (FMFN). Design/methodology/approach
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Legal frameworks for personnel records management in support of accountability in devolved governments: a case of Garissa County Government Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2021-06-16 Evans Nyanyu Makwae
Purpose Accountability in personnel records management is to a large extent, dependent on the availability of personnel records, there has been very little recognition of the need to address the management of personnel records as evidence for accountability either in relation to Freedom of Information (FOI) or Open Data. It is in this regard, therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the
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A reliable reflection? Challenges when documenting physical infrastructure Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2021-05-18 Ann-Sofie Klareld
Purpose Maintaining infrastructures such as roads, bridges, railways and other civil constructions requires long term documentation that ideally should comprise a reliable reflection of the physical structures. However, the Swedish Transport Administration (TRA) states that its documentation is currently inadequate and that new working method are needed. The purpose of this paper is to study how the
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A framework for digital preservation of Indigenous knowledge system (IKS) in repositories in South Africa Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2021-06-16 Tolulope Balogun, Trywell Kalusopa
Purpose The purpose of this study is to assess the digital preservation policies and plans for long-term digital preservation in selected repositories in South Africa, with a view to develop a digital preservation framework for the preservation of Indigenous knowledge system (IKS) in South Africa. Design/methodology/approach Through the multiple case study research design, data was obtained from eight
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A case study of the German archives’ labor market in 2019 Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2021-06-22 Maik Schmerbauch
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the German labor market situation. Design/methodology/approach This study is focusing on the German archive labor market for the year 2019 and examines the job postings. Findings Many postings in 2019; problems in posts such as different salaries and quality of tasks. Originality/value This is an original source-based study.
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Sometimes, green is the outcome: climate action in records management and archives in Canada Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2021-06-23 Lois M. Evans
Purpose The paper aims to respond to three questions: Are Canadian organizations committed to sustainability? Are there any links between sustainability and records management and archives programs? And, to what extent are records managers, archivists and technologists engaged in climate action? The paper also provides background on climate change in the Canadian and global contexts, defines relevant
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The impact of climate change on Canadian archives Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2021-06-14 Amanda Oliver
Purpose This study aims to identify Canadian archives that are at risk for climate change threats, to present a snapshot of current practices around disaster planning, sustainability and climate adaptation and to provide recommended next steps for records managers and archivists adapting to climate change. Design/methodology/approach These objectives were achieved by analyzing the geographic locations
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The impact of climate change on the Mpumalanga Provincial Archives and records management activities Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2021-05-13 Nkholedzeni Sidney Netshakhuma
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of climate change on South Africa’s Mpumalanga Provincial Archives (MPA) and related records management activities. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative research approach/method was used to collect data from the source, including purposive sampling and expert knowledge solicited through semi-structured interviews. A review was undertaken
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Infonomics and the environment Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2021-05-06 Salvador Barragan
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the possible implications of applying the infonomics methodology and measurement model within records and information management (RIM) to reduce organizations’ electronic footprint. By analyzing content using infonomics, it is possible for RIM managers in the private sector to keep only information with the highest value and change their behavior around
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Trustworthiness of digital records in government accounting system to support the audit process in Botswana Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2021-02-15 Olefhile Mosweu, Mpho Ngoepe
Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore how the trustworthiness of digital records generated in an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system known as the government accounting and budgeting system (GABS) is maintained to support the audit process in the public sector of Botswana. Design/methodology/approach This qualitative study used modern archival diplomatics as a theoretical framework to
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Information management practices in public tertiary health-care facilities: an empirical investigation from the state of Kuwait Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2021-02-08 Dari Alhuwail
Purpose This paper aims to gain insights about information management practices in public health-care organizations in Kuwait and offer recommendations to improve these practices. Design/methodology/approach This study involves secondary analysis of quantitative and qualitative accreditation-related data pertaining to the compliance with the Information Management standard at seven public tertiary
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Electronic records management – a state of the art review Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2021-02-08 Babatunde Oladejo, Sunčica Hadžidedić
Purpose This paper aims to examine the state of the art in electronic records management (ERM) with the goal of identifying the prevailing research topics, gaps and issues in the field. Design/methodology/approach First, a wide search was performed on academic research databases, limited to the period between 2008–2018. Second, the search results were reviewed for relevance and duplicates. Finally
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Open government data (OGD): challenging the concept of a “Designated Community” Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Nathan Moles
Purpose This paper aims to explore the curation of government-produced datasets for release as open government data (OGD) from the perspective of the digital curation and preservation concept of a “Designated Community”. Specifically, it explores how digital curation functions when there is no clear Designated Community to which curation services can be targeted. Design/methodology/approach The research
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Markers of professional identity: records management jobs advertisements in Australia Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2020-08-31 Leisa Gibbons, Janine Douglas
Purpose This paper aims to explore how and why the Australian records and archives professions are in decline by examining job advertisements. The hypothesis was that competencies, developed as standards to communicate a professional identity to recruiters, would show in job advertisements. Design/methodology/approach Searches were set up to capture job advertisements for records and archives positions
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Algorithmic methods to explore the automation of the appraisal of structured and unstructured digital data Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2020-07-03 Basma Makhlouf Shabou, Julien Tièche, Julien Knafou, Arnaud Gaudinat
This paper aims to describe an interdisciplinary and innovative research conducted in Switzerland, at the Geneva School of Business Administration HES-SO and supported by the State Archives of Neuchâtel (Office des archives de l'Etat de Neuchâtel, OAEN). The problem to be addressed is one of the most classical ones: how to extract and discriminate relevant data in a huge amount of diversified and complex
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From tree to network: reordering an archival catalogue Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2020-06-26 Mark Bell
Purpose This paper presents the results of a number of experiments performed at the National Archives, all related to the theme of linking collections of records. This paper aims to present a methodology for translating a hierarchy into a network structure using a number of methods for deriving statistical distributions from records metadata or content and then aggregating them. Simple similarity metrics
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Ethics by design: a code of ethics for the digital age Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2020-06-10 Bernice Ibiricu, Marja Leena van der Made
Purpose This paper aims to provide a framework for a code of ethics related to digital and leading edge technologies. Design/methodology/approach The proposed ethical framework is anchored in data protection legislation, and results from a combination of case studies, observed user behaviour and decision-making processes. Findings A concise and user-friendly ethical framework ensures the embedded code
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Archiving experience: an exploration of the challenges of preserving virtual reality Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2020-05-20 Zack Lischer-Katz
This paper aims to explore the opportunities and challenges that immersive virtual reality (VR) technologies pose for archival theory and practice.,This conceptual paper reviews research on VR adoption in information institutions and the preservation challenges of VR to identify ways in which VR has the potential to disrupt existing archival theory and practice.,Existing archival approaches are found
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Natural language processing and machine learning as practical toolsets for archival processing Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2020-05-16 Tim Hutchinson
This study aims to provide an overview of recent efforts relating to natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning applied to archival processing, particularly appraisal and sensitivity reviews, and propose functional requirements and workflow considerations for transitioning from experimental to operational use of these tools.,The paper has four main sections. 1) A short overview of the NLP
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Record linking in the EHRI portal Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2020-04-29 Sigal Arie Erez, Tobias Blanke, Mike Bryant, Kepa Rodriguez, Reto Speck, Veerle Vanden Daelen
Purpose This paper aims to describe the European Holocaust Research Infrastructure (EHRI) project's ongoing efforts to virtually integrate trans-national archival sources via the reconstruction of collection provenance as it relates to copy collections (material copied from one archive to another) and the co-referencing of subject and authority terms across material held by distinct institutions.
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Publishing and using record-keeping structural information in a blockchain Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2020-04-20 Thomas Sødring, Petter Reinholdtsen, Svein Ølnes
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
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Caught in the middle? Strategic information governance disruptions in the era of blockchain and distributed trust Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2020-04-15 Victoria L. Lemieux, Chris Rowell, Marc-David L. Seidel, Carson C. Woo
Purpose Distributed trust technologies, such as blockchain, propose to permit peer-to-peer transactions without trusted third parties. Yet not all implementations of such technologies fully decentralize. Information professionals make strategic choices about the level of decentralization when implementing such solutions, and many organizations are taking a hybrid (i.e. partially decentralized) approach
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Working in contexts for which transparency is important Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2020-04-13 Jenny Bunn
This paper aims to introduce the topic of explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) and reports on the outcomes of an interdisciplinary workshop exploring it. It reflects on XAI through the frame and concerns of the recordkeeping profession.,This paper takes a reflective approach. The origins of XAI are outlined as a way of exploring how it can be viewed and how it is currently taking shape. The workshop
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A record-keeping approach to managing IoT-data for government agencies Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2020-04-09 Thomas Sødring, Petter Reinholdtsen, David Massey
Particular attention to the issue of information management will be required to meet the expected growth in IoT-devices and the data they generate. As government agencies start collecting and using such information, they must also deal with the issue of privacy, to comply with laws and regulations. The approach discussed here shows that record-keeping principles may form part of a solution to the issue
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The adoption of electronic records management system (ERMS) in the Yemeni oil and gas sector Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2020-03-16 Burkan Hawash, Umi Asma’ Mokhtar, Zawiyah M. Yusof, Muaadh Mukred
Identification of factors for electronic records management system (ERMS) adoption is important as it allows organizations to focus their efforts on these factors to ensure success. The purpose of this paper is to identify the factors that influence ERMS adoption in the Yemeni oil and gas (O&G) sector.,This paper conducts a systematic literature review (SLR) to extract the most common factors that
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Blockchain and records management: disruptive force or new approach? Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2020-03-14 Sharmila Bhatia, E. Kyle Douglas, Markus Most
Purpose Archival repositories rely on the authenticity of records. The potential manipulation of records and information present a unique challenge to archival repositories and their mission to collect, maintain and provide access to the authentic records. The purpose of this paper is to outline the technical aspects of blockchain and describe potential records management and archival implications
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A blockchain approach to digital archiving: digital signature certification chain preservation Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2020-02-26 Vladimir Bralić, Hrvoje Stančić, Mats Stengård
Purpose The short lifespan of digital signatures presents a challenge to the long-term preservation of digitally signed records. It can undermine attempts to presume, verify or assess their authenticity. This paper aims to investigate the challenges of the expiration of digital signatures in the context of digital archiving. Design/methodology/approach The paper identifies requirements for the long-term
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Implications of blockchain distributed ledger technology for records management and information governance programs Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2020-02-18 Patricia C. Franks
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assist records managers and information governance professionals to understand the challenges presented by their organization’s use of blockchain distributed ledger technology (DLT). Design/methodology/approach An extensive literature review was conducted, which revealed a multitude of articles based on research into blockchain DLT, most written from the technology
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The potential for collaboration between AI and archival science in processing data from the French great national debate Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2020-02-14 Marie-Anne Chabin
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to show how archival expertise and diplomatic analysis can enrich the documentary corpuses analyzed by artificial intelligence tools. Here, the demonstration is based on a freely accessible material: the data from the great national debate launched in early 2019 by the French President Macron in response to the large-scale social movement known as the “yellow vests”
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Internet of things in the archives: novel tools for environmental monitoring of archival collections Records Management Journal Pub Date : 2020-02-10 Monica Maceli
Cultural heritage archives rely on environmental monitoring devices, such as dataloggers or more complex networked systems, to ensure collection preservation through collecting temperature, humidity, light and/or air quality measures. Existing systems are often costly, inflexible and do not use a modern, internet of things (IoT) approach. This paper aims to determine the suitability of currently popular