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Archives as a Trusted Third Party in Maintaining and Preserving Digital Records in the Cloud Environment

Archives as a Trusted Third Party in Maintaining and Preserving Digital Records in the Cloud... PurposeThis paper presents a case wherein a public archive intervenes in maintaining and preserving digital records (including underlying technological infrastructure) created by a private company to protect the trustworthiness of records, thereby helping the company to discharge their accountability. Design/methodology/approachThis paper details the intervention of Tianjin Municipal Archives in the management of the records of Tianjin Otis Elevator Co., Ltd, the technical infrastructure that enables and supports such configuration, the issues encountered, and the theoretical implications of this case. FindingsThis case suggests that not only does the concept of archives as a trusted third party remain relevant in the changing technological environment, but in certain cases (e.g., wherein the supplier of evidentiary documents holds a monopoly over an industry), archives are becoming increasingly critical in maintaining the reliability and authenticity of digital records in the cloud environment.Research limitations/implicationsGiven the challenges raised by the emerging cloud environment, it is vital to develop a renewed understanding of the concept of archives as a trusted third party, the relationship between archives and commercial third party services, and the relationship between public archives and private records. Furthermore, this case identifies the need to re-examine archival methodologies to protect the authenticity of structured data. Originality/valueThis case exemplifies how archives can help private organizations address issues related to guaranteeing and demonstrating the evidential nature of digital records, and provides empirical evidence for archives being conceptualized as a trusted third party in maintaining and preserving digital records. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Records Management Journal Emerald Publishing

Archives as a Trusted Third Party in Maintaining and Preserving Digital Records in the Cloud Environment

Guo, Wei; Fang, Yun; Pan, Weimei; Li, Dekun
Records Management Journal , Volume 26 (2) – Jul 18, 2016
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Emerald Publishing
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0956-5698
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10.1108/RMJ-07-2015-0028
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PurposeThis paper presents a case wherein a public archive intervenes in maintaining and preserving digital records (including underlying technological infrastructure) created by a private company to protect the trustworthiness of records, thereby helping the company to discharge their accountability. Design/methodology/approachThis paper details the intervention of Tianjin Municipal Archives in the management of the records of Tianjin Otis Elevator Co., Ltd, the technical infrastructure that enables and supports such configuration, the issues encountered, and the theoretical implications of this case. FindingsThis case suggests that not only does the concept of archives as a trusted third party remain relevant in the changing technological environment, but in certain cases (e.g., wherein the supplier of evidentiary documents holds a monopoly over an industry), archives are becoming increasingly critical in maintaining the reliability and authenticity of digital records in the cloud environment.Research limitations/implicationsGiven the challenges raised by the emerging cloud environment, it is vital to develop a renewed understanding of the concept of archives as a trusted third party, the relationship between archives and commercial third party services, and the relationship between public archives and private records. Furthermore, this case identifies the need to re-examine archival methodologies to protect the authenticity of structured data. Originality/valueThis case exemplifies how archives can help private organizations address issues related to guaranteeing and demonstrating the evidential nature of digital records, and provides empirical evidence for archives being conceptualized as a trusted third party in maintaining and preserving digital records.

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Records Management Journal – Emerald Publishing

Published: Jul 18, 2016

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