Metadata and the Management of Current Records in Digital Form

Hofman, Hans

Consejo Internacional de Archivos 1996 4379
(ReLIS:jul:juljuu:y:1996:p:4379)

Abstract:

In the age of digital information the issue of metadata has been become more crucial than ever before. Although this is not new as a phenomenon in itself it is new as a term in relation to record keeping and archival management. In the world of paper records archival description (i.e. preparing finding aids at different levels of aggregation) is an important activity. To a certain extent archival description has to do with metadata too. As such it can be characterised as an activity with a retrospective view in the sense that records already exist and are being described when they are managed by an archival institution. The objectives are to improve access, to reflect the arrangement (structure) of the records, and to enable the ongoing understanding of (archival) records.

Keywords: Archivos digitales ; Internet ; Metadatos
Pages: 4379
Year: 1996

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