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The InterPARES 1 Project |
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The InterPARES (International Research on Permanent Authentic Records
in Electronic Systems) Project is a major international research
initiative in which archival scholars, computer engineering scholars,
national archival institutions and private industry representatives
are collaborating to develop the theoretical and methodological
knowledge required for the long-term preservation of the authenticity
of records created in electronic systems. The InterPARES Project
is based in the School of Library, Archival and Information Studies
at the University of British Columbia. The first phase of the project, InterPARES 1, began in 1999 and
was concluded in 2001. It focused on the preservation of the authenticity
of records that are no longer needed by the creating body to fulfill
its own mission or purposes. This phase has produced conceptual
requirements for authenticity, models of the processes of selection
and preservation of authentic electronic records, a glossary, and
several other documents that are posted here. The final text of
the InterPARES 1 findings will be electronically published on this
web site by September 2002 and printed as a book by the Italian
Ministry for Cultural Properties and Activities in the winter 2002-2003.
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