Greetings. I have been asked by the publisher Rowman and Littlefield to
edit a book I have entitled Creating Trustworthy Repositories for Digital
Records: Theory and Practice. I will be writing the theory sections, and I
am now in the process of looking for authors who can add a chapter on the
implementation of trustworthy systems for records.
First, let me tell you a bit about the book project. As you know, theory
related to trustworthy systems for records is relatively well known.
Requirements and sub-requirements are articulated in many sources, and
models and conceptual strategies have been put forward for such
important activities as ingest, metadata capture, retention, security, and
preservation. Unlike theory, however, practice and implementation as
related to trustworthy systems for records is not as well known or
documented. Occasionally there will be an article on a project, but these
are often broadly defined summaries of activities and do not provide
enough detail to be truly useful. The best source for data on a project
should be its website, but I have found that some projects do not create a
site, and that the ones that do often have incomplete and out of date
information on them. My book would help to address these issues by
publishing extended essays that included as much practical information as
possible on how certain recordkeeping requirements were actually
implemented. In sum, I think the book I am proposing fills a void. It
brings together in one source a great deal of the research undertaken in
the last ten years on a very relevant topic, the construction of trustworthy
repositories to manage society's most important digital resources. Perhaps
more critically, however, the book identifies implementation projects and
describes in some detail how some projects are attempting to solve the
problems associated with creating these new types of systems.
At this point in the planning, the book will include the following chapters:
Creating a Trustworthy Repository for Digital Records: Theory and Practice
Total Length: 275 Pages
Chapter 1: What is Trustworthy Repository for Records?
Length: 20 Pages
Theory:
Practice:
Chapter 2: Building a Trustworthy System: Resources, Policies and
Management Structures
Length: 30 Pages
Theory
Practice
Chapter 3: Building a Trustworthy System: Ingest Process
Length: 30 pages
Theory
Practice
Chapter 4: Building a Trustworthy System: Creating and Capturing
Metadata
Length: 30 Pages
Theory
Practice
Chapter 5: Building a Trustworthy System: Capturing Audit Trail Data
Length: 30 Pages
Theory
Practice
Chapter 6: Building a Trustworthy System: Assigning Retention and
Disposal Data
Length: 30 Pages
Theory
Practice
Chapter 7: Building a Trustworthy System: Creating an Access Strategy
Length: 30 Pages
Theory
Practice
Chapter 8: Building a Trustworthy System: Creating a Secure System
Length: 30 Pages
Theory
Practice
Chapter 9: Building a Trustworthy System: Creating a Preservation
Strategy
Length: 30 Pages
Theory
Practice
Chapter 10: Building a Trustworthy System: Summary and Concluding
Remarks
Length: 15 Pages
Theory – Strengths and Weaknesses
Practice – Strengths and Weaknesses
I am writing to ask those of you who have been involved in implementing
any of these requirements, if you would be willing to contribute an essay to
one of the practice sections of the book. The deadline for completing the
book is December 31, 2015, so you would have at least 6 months to finish
your contribution.
I hope you will consider this request. If you are interested, please contact
me as soon as possible at [log in to unmask] Thank you.
Philip Bantin
Indiana University Archivist and Records Manager
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