Keeping Electronic Records Accessible : How the Federal Archives of Germany Preseves the Digital Heritage of the German Democratic Republic: a Case Study

The author introduces this case study by generally discussing the issues for the Federal Archives of Germany in the acquisition, preservation, accessibility, authenticity and reliability of electronic records. The case study is then used to illustrate that archivists must be involved early in the record life cycle so to encourage data producers to supply complete and accurate documentation and comprehensive audit trails. The author also concludes that METS may be a good way to preserve records over the long term.

This paper was presented at the 7th European Conference on Archives, Warsaw, 18-20 May, 2006.

Thanks to PADI for the heads-up and annotation.

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