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A Transformation Speakers Series
Dr. Luciana Duranti
Chair and Professor - Archival Studies
Archival and Information Studies, University of British Columbia
Library and Archives Canada
Auditorium, 395 Wellington Street, Ottawa
Thursday, May 5, 2005
9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Abstract
The goal of the InterPARES Project (International Research on Permanent Authentic
Records in Electronic Systems), an international multidisciplinary research initiative
begun in 1999, has been to develop the theoretical and methodological knowledge
necessary to ensuring the long term preservation of authentic digital records.
The first phase sought solutions to the problems presented by technological obsolescence
and media fragility, while the second phase has focused on the problems presented
by dynamic digital records, whose primary characteristic appears to be the lack
of fixed form and stable content. This presentation will provide an overview of
the issues addressed by InterPARES, its methodology and preliminary findings,
and will identify possible policy frameworks for institutions responsible for
the preservation of our digital memory.
About the speaker
Luciana Duranti is Chair of and a Professor in the Master of Archival Studies
Program (MAS) at the School of Library, Archival and Information Studies of the
University of British Columbia, where she has taught since 1987. Duranti's research
has primarily focused on testing the validity of traditional concepts, principles,
and methods for acquiring and maintaining control of electronic records. It has
also focused on finding solutions to electronic records issues that are not specific
to a given socio-cultural and juridical context but can be universally applied.
To this purpose, she has worked with the Department of Defense of the United States
to develop the US federal records management standard 5015.2, which is also used
to certify vendors of records management systems. She is currently Project Director
of InterPARES, a large multinational, collaborative project involving researchers
from 20 countries.
Session will be in English. Simultaneous translation will be available.
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