Erik Borglund

Open data?: Data, information, document or record?

Purpose – The aim of the article is to investigate what characterizes the information constructs that the archival discourse and the open data discourse communicate in text, and what their similarities and differences are. This article proposes that it is possible to see the open data initiative and modern archival practice as two discourses that have used different terminology to express and communicate their messages in the literature. In this article, we have applied a hypothesis-like assumption that the information constructs used in open data are actually nothing other than records, as they are in the archival discourse. Design/methodology/approach – This article is based on a mixed method approach. A quantitative text analysis (word count) was carried out in a large set of documents representing the open data discourse and in the archival discourse. This was followed by a qualitative text analysis. Findings – It was found that both discourses did focus on records. However, the opendata discourse very seldom used the term record, but used information and data much more frequently. The archival discourse used the term information almost as often as record. A possible adaption of communication strategies can be identified, targeting a much wider audience through a user-centered approach. This could be an indication of a change in the archival discourse, which seems to be moving from a discourse that is very much regulated by law toward a discourse that is more focused on benefit and usability. Originality/value – This research indicates that it is possible to interpret both the open data and the archival discourse as one united discourse, an effect derived from working with e-government. There is an ongoing harmonization of the words used, and in the studied archival discourse, a more user- and business-oriented focus can be seen.

Success Factors For Police Investigations In A Hybrid Environment: The Jämtland Police Authority Case

Since information technology (IT) has been adopted in modern police work, it has become an important tool for increasing efficiency in police work. IT has also resulted in the phenomena of IT-related crimes and crimes that take place in both physical and digital worlds, ie, in what is defined as a hybrid environment. The hybrid environment forces police officers to collect information in both digital and physical worlds. This paper aims to gain new knowledge of police work practice in a hybrid work context. A case study approach is applied as the research method, and a large police investigation is used as the study object. In the police investigation, digital footprints played an important role in aggregating evidence. This research used the Synergy-4 model as an analytical lens to explain the multi-dimensions of IT use in a hybrid environment, and to increase knowledge on how police work is carried out in this environment. This research found that IT played an important role in the success of the investigation and in the management of digital footprints, but competence and management were as important.

Position Statement: Sustainable Information and Information Systems (SIIS)

In this position statement we provide our understanding of the relation between the IS field and the notion of sustainability, and present our focus through a characterization of the “sustainability research” construct. By doing so, we hope to contribute to the discourse on a clarification of the construct itself in our research community.

A First Step towards General Quality Requirements for e-Records

Medical journals, police reports, and company registrations are example of records, recorded information. There is a widespread changeover from paper based records towards electronic records (e-records) in many organizations. Records in general should be reliable and authentic, i.e, be trustworthy. According to (2001) e-records have difficulties to be trustworthy dependent on the lack of use of both archival and record requirements.

What About Trust in the Cloud? Archivists' Views on Trust

More and more information is “going to the cloud,”including records and archives. This article focuses on understanding trust-in-cloud solutions from an archivist’s perspective, exploring whether cloud computing has changed the archivist’s role and how archivists respond to cloud-related problems and challenges. Twelve archivists in Sweden were interviewed in Swedish. They describe changes in their role due to cloud computing and services in the domain of archival science. Their role has changed from being reactive to becoming proactive, guarding not only the organization’s needs and assets but also its archival records. Working pro-actively implies guaranteeing that requirements are updated and that contracts and agreements between the organization and cloud service provider are correct. The research shows that trust consists of several dimensions and cannot be easily achieved with technical solutions. Organizations’ risk-tolerance levels have also changed to take advantage of the benefits and savings that cloud services provide for organizations. Des quantités de plus en plus importantes d’information vont « dans le nuage », y compris des dossiers d’archives. Cet article se propose de comprendre le point de vue des archivistes concernant la confiance qui peutêtre accordée aux solutions informatiques en nuage, d’examiner si l’informatique en nuage a changé le rôle des archivistes et comment les archivistes réagissent aux problèmes et aux défis liés aux nuages informatiques. Douze archivistes en Suède ontété interrogés en suédois. Ils décrivent les changements dans leur rôle dûsà l’informatique en nuage et dans les services propres au domaine de l’archivistique. Leur rôle est passé de réactifà proactif, se faisant les gardiens des besoins et des actifs de leur organisation, et non seulement de ses documents d’archives. Travailler de manière proactive implique de garantir que les exigences sont misesà jour, et que les contrats et les accords entre l’organisation et le fournisseur de service informatique en nuage sont corrects. La recherche montre que la confiance se compose de plusieurs dimensions, et qu’elle ne peut pasêtre facilement réalisée avec des solutions techniques. Les niveaux de tolérance au risque des organisations ontégalement changé, afin de tirer profit des avantages et deséconomies que les services d’informatique en nuage apportent aux organisations.

L.O.S.T Records: The Consequence of Inadequate Recordkeeping Strategies

Recordkeeping is about “making and maintaining complete, accurate and reliable evidence of business transactions in the form of recorded information.” Yet the research on electronic record management has focused on either electronic records management systems or long-term preservation. Little has been done that takes an holistic view of the entire continuum and the connection between current records management and preservation for future accessibility. In this paper we aim to further elaborate the challenges and effects that are the results when an holistic view of the entire continuum and the connection between current records management and preservation for future accessibility is not taken. The research has been carried out as a qualitative case study in a large railway infrastructure construction project, A dalsbanan, where many records are operational for more than 100 years. We present results from this case study where the long-term recordkeeping strategy only succeeded to preserve records in form of documents, after that the project phase has ended. The records born in databases and in other business information systems were lost, for future use, when the Adalsbanan moved from being a project to being a operational railway, that needs to be managed for at least 100 years.

RQAM: A recordkeeping quality assessment model proposal

The issue of preservation makes electronic recordkeeping problematic. Quality assessment measures are one way to validate whether a recordkeeping system has reached certain recordkeeping requiremen ...