archival cloud : [Characteristics of an archival cloud include]
¶ Transparency:
· An unbroken chain of legitimate custody would be demonstrable
· Records reliability could be inferred from known creation processes
· Records authenticity could be inferred from the documentary context and a known preservation process
¶ Stability:
· An archival cloud would guarantee that each record’s context is defined and unchanged, with all its relationships intact.
¶ Permanence:
· Retention and disposition plans would be integrated with migration plans
· There would be no risk of termination of contract or provider for the archival cloud
¶ We do not have to renounce our preservation mission to protect tomorrow’s digital heritage. We have to frame it differently, with the help of interdisciplinary and international research. (†1683)
identity metadata : The whole of the attributes of a record that characterize it as unique, and that distinguish it from other records. [Examples include]
· names of the persons concurring in its creation
· date(s) and time(s) of issuing, creation and transmission
· the matter or action in which it participates
· the expression of its archival bond
· documentary form
· digital presentation
· the indication of any attachment(s)
· digital signature
· name of the person responsible for the business matter (†1680)
integrity metadata : A record has integrity if the message it is meant to communicate in order to achieve its purpose is unaltered. Integrity metadata [includes]:
· name(s) of handling persons over time
· name of person responsible for keeping the record
· indication of annotations
· indication of technical changes
· indication of presence or removal of digital signature
· time of planned removal from the system
· time of transfer to a custodian
· time of planned deletion
· existence and location of duplicates outside the system (†1681)
