identity metadata [English]

Syndetic Relationships

InterPARES Definition

n. ~ The attributes of a record that characterize it as unique and that distinguish it from other records.

General Notes

Examples of identity metadata include, among other elements, the names of the persons concurring in its creation; the date(s) and time(s) of issuing, creation and transmission; the matter or action in which it participates; the expression of its archival bond; the indication of any attachment(s); a digital signature; and the name of the person responsible for the business matter. Identity metadata is distinguished from integrity metadata "that accounts for the handling of records in digital systems from this point of creation through to the point of permanent preservation" (Tennis, 2013, 939).

Citations

  • Duranti 2015 (†677 ): 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)
  • Tennis 2013 (†905 p. 939): The majority of the other metadata is Integrity metadata—that is it is metadata that accounts for the handling of records in digital systems from this point of creation through to the point of permanent preservation. By definition integrity metadata can be compiled as reports in external documentation. Thus, though the system may generate metadata, this metadata is then compiled into documentation and the metadata discarded as no longer necessary. Integrity metadata are further erased as they are reported in Creation, Recordkeeping, and Preservation Documentation. (†2726)