Summary
This paper presents the objectives, methodology and preliminary conclusions of the HECTOR research project (Hybrid Electronic Curation, Transformation and Organization of Records). This interdisciplinary project aims at developing a model for the management and preservation of hybrid records (i.e., paperbased, digital-born or digitized) in the Belgian federal administrations.
This article compares cloud service contracts with records management and archival needs to determine whether or not those needs are met by currently available, boiler-plate contracts. It finds that, in general, the requirements of storing and preserving authentic records are not met by current cloud service agreements. It ends by proposing a checklist of requirements for recordkeeping professionals to utilize in negotiating or choosing contracts to better support the needs of authentic records in the cloud.
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