Trusted digital environments for holistic preservation of archival records

Abstract

Introduction: This study addresses the issue of archival records in a digital environment, which are endowed with complexities and specificities that directly impact preservation and access. Therefore, they need reliable systems that guarantee their probative capacity, so that they can be used as evidence.
Objective: Therefore, the relationship between the chains of custody and preservation is discussed, with a view to building a reliable environment capable of preserving archival records and maintaining their authenticity in long term with guaranteed access.
Methodology: For this purpose, a bibliographic survey was carried out, consisting essentially of books, technical publications, theses and scientific articles retrieved through the Google Scholar search tool. It seeks to explain the interdependence between the chains of custody and preservation, have the Records Continuum model as a backdrop. You get a review article no systematic/narrative.
Results: It was observed that the chains of custody and preservation have a high level of interdependence when addressed in a digital environment. Thus, there is a need to maintain an uninterrupted line between the Computerized Archival Record Management System and the Trusted Digital Archival Repository. Likewise, preservation actions must be thought of in management and even before record production, this assumption converges with the foundations of Records Continuum.
Conclusions: Therefore, the interdependence of chains of custody and preservation coupled with the need to proactively preserve records points to a reformulation of the collections. This requires holistic documentary treatment, capable of preventing and minimizing the effects of technological obsolescence.