The principle of original order & the organization and representation of digital archives / by Jane Zhang.

"The principle of original order, originating from the nineteenth-century European paper-based records tradition, has been a guiding principle for archivists in the arrangement and description of archival records for more than a century. Modern information technologies have changed the way reco...

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Main Author: Zhang, Jane.
Corporate Author: Simmons College (Boston, Mass.). Graduate School of Library and Information Science.
Format: Thesis Book
Language:English
Published: 2010.
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Summary:"The principle of original order, originating from the nineteenth-century European paper-based records tradition, has been a guiding principle for archivists in the arrangement and description of archival records for more than a century. Modern information technologies have changed the way records are created, stored, and used. Whether the principle of original order can be adapted and applied to digital environments has been an open question in the archival community througout the 1990s and 2000s."
Physical Description:207 leaves ; 28 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (leaves 193-203).