Electronic Records Research Working Meeting, May 28‐30, 1997: A Report from the Archives Community

Bearman, David; Trant, Jennifer

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“…Although there is no shortage of discussions of the definition of “records” in English, it is nonetheless necessary to begin this discussion by anchoring what we mean when we define social media postings as “records.” Let us begin with Duranti’s (2009, 44) definition of a record as “a document made or received in the course of a practice activity as its instrument or by-product and set aside for action or reference.” Despite the varying models of how to capture and preserve records (recordkeeping models), or even competing fundamental definitions from scholars, the core definition of record as “an important document set aside for action or reference” is common to all (Bearman and Trant, 1998, 14). The recordkeeping mechanism is where the various record defining models differ (Lappin et al , 2021), and at this point in the definition, recordkeeping is secondary.…”

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Records in social media: a new (old) understanding of records management

Oladejo,

Hofman

2023

RMJ

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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, access, disposition and preservation. Design/methodology/approach This study follows a four-step methodology. First, this study analyzes literature for a matching definition of the social media record. In the second step, we appraise three social media postings previously curated and cited in news articles by journalists to determine their characteristics – Are these social media posts “records?” Third, this study evaluates the sample records against two dominant theoretical record models, the life cycle and the continuum and attempt to apply the model specifications to the data samples. Finally, this study proposes appropriate records management solutions to address governance issues from the study findings in the conclusion section. Findings This study shows that, even by the most traditional of definitions, social media posts are records. The paper also demonstrates that platform mediation transforms simple narrative documents into records whose provenance, custody and control are dictated by platform logics and governance, outside of the control of their creators. Through appraisal of a small sample of “important” social media posts, this study illustrates that, rather than obsolete, traditional records management concepts and approaches are necessary to ensuring the ongoing accessibility, usability and evidentiary character of social media posts in the broader “platformized” context. Research limitations/implications This is exploratory, theoretical work. In future works, this study plans to expand and validate aspects of this study. Originality/value This paper tests existing theoretical frameworks, namely, the Records Life cycle and the Records Continuum for applicability to the social media record. The paper also offers a view of the potential for traditional archival and records management concepts in service of a just and inclusive recordkeeping, because such concepts allow us to demonstrate the centralized, elite-serving, bureaucratic structures which underpin social media records are obscured by the seemingly decentralized, participatory nature of social media.

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Records in social media: a new (old) understanding of records management

Oladejo,

Hofman

2023

RMJ

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Education and research in archival science: General tendencies

Couture¹

2001

Archival Science

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Abstract. This text is essentially based on works carried out for a research which was subsidized from 1997 to 2000 by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). The goal of this study was to examine the general tendencies of education and research in archival science. First, a review of the literature published from 1985 to 1998 allowed us to establish a state of the art. Then, a survey was completed with a questionnaire which has been sent to educational institutions, national archives institutions and researchers. Answers were received from more than 70 different countries. With regards to the education program, the analysis of data shows that there have seen notable progresses. More than the growth of the number of programs, we must especially recognize the constant improvement of its contents, which is achieved in conformity with the propositions made in the literature. As for the research, it exists a community of ideas about fields and themes to be privileged even if there is an apparent division of the researchers into two groups. The first group distinguishes itself by its cohesion by unanimously recognizing a small number (nine) of priorities in research in archival science. The second group shows multiple interests which cover 30 research themes. The author conclude in saying that the development of education and research in archival science are on their way, but nothing has yet been won. It is important to accentuate the efforts to insure a durable life to education and research as pillars of the discipline. Keywords: archival science, education, research, surveyThis text is essentially based on works carried out for a research which was subsidized by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). This project inserts itself in a research program on which we have been working for more than ten years and which should allow us to judge of the state of development of the archival science. Originally, we put forth the hypothesis that the evolution of archival science is related to three principal components: the legislation on which national archival systems are based upon, the principles and functions around which the discip-* This text is an overview of a project which has been subsidized by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) from 1997 to 2000. It has been presented in September 2000 in Seville (Spain) at the 10th Symposium of the Section for Archival Education and Training of the International Council on Archives (CIA/SAE). 158CAROL COUTURE line is articulated and education and research which allow its continuity and development.We have structured our research program in three sections, each one tackling respectively these themes. From 1988 to 1991, we worked on archival legislation and national archives systems around the world. Then, from 1991 to 1994, we dedicated three years of research in studying the principles and archival functions which are at the base of the discipline. The third section of which we present...

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Untangling the Web: Comparing the Impact of the Internet onthe National Archives, the National Library and the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Morse¹

1999

Archives and Museum Informatics

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Electronic Records Research Working Meeting, May 28‐30, 1997: A Report from the Archives Community

Cited by 4 publications

References 39 publications

Records in social media: a new (old) understanding of records management

Records in social media: a new (old) understanding of records management

Education and research in archival science: General tendencies

Untangling the Web: Comparing the Impact of the Internet onthe National Archives, the National Library and the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

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