This article presents a review of the progress made in the digital transition in China, especially in light of the fact that admissibility of digital records in legal proceedings is a critical factor ...in such transition. It discusses the Chinese legal system and the rules governing the admissibility of both paper and digital records as well as the reasons why evidence collection and preservation by a third party has become a popular approach to guarantee the integrity of the records and improve their chances of admissibility in a court of law. In this context, this article then discusses how the InterPARES Trust PaaST model can help address some of the issues, thus, demonstrating the relevance of archival knowledge to the digital transition.
This paper reports part of the findings of a project conducted to investigate the current research landscape of archival studies in China and internationally. Study results show that there are ...similarities and differences between the most popularly studied research areas in Chinese and international archival fields and between the key research topics recommended for the next 5 years by Chinese and international scholars. Three research orientations of archival studies—management, technology, and humanities as well as the areas that need to be delved into in the next 5 years for global and Chinese archival community—were identified. The findings of this article contribute more broadly to our understanding of the status quo and trends of archival research, and can provide a reference for archival scholars to set research agendas at the individual, institutional, local, and national level. The research priorities identified for the next 5 years may be potential areas where international and transdisciplinary cooperation can occur.
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CEKLJ, EMUNI, FIS, FZAB, GEOZS, GIS, IJS, IMTLJ, KILJ, KISLJ, MFDPS, NLZOH, NUK, OILJ, PNG, SAZU, SBCE, SBJE, SBMB, SBNM, UKNU, UL, UM, UPUK, VKSCE, ZAGLJ
Purpose
This study aims to present the findings of the first phase of a project entitled
Putting the “Fun” Back in “Functional”
, which has been investigating the socio-technical issues surrounding ...users’ interaction with electronic recordkeeping systems. The ultimate goal of the project is to improve that interaction by positively influencing the way in which individuals perceive their work practices and the tools they use to accomplish them. In its first phase, the project considered the implementation of such systems for the purpose of gaining a better understanding of the factors and processes that contribute to its success.
Design/methodology/approach
Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 17 public employees from a large provincial government and a large city government in Canada about two information systems (ISs) – a meeting management system and an Electronic Documents and Records Management System.
Findings
Several salient themes emerged from the research data, including the value accorded to information and records, the implementation of electronic recordkeeping systems as a complex process, the appropriation of electronic recordkeeping systems, understanding users, ease of use and information/records specialists as part of the solution. Analysis of these themes shows that many of them can be explained through theories developed in the IS field.
Research limitations/implications
The results show that many themes are common across the records management and IS fields. Further, the results indicate the applicability of theories in the IS field to explain and predict the implementation of electronic recordkeeping systems.
Originality/value
This study is one of few that explicitly draw on IS theories to understand the implementation of electronic recordkeeping systems. The results of this study open up many opportunities for future research on electronic recordkeeping systems.
Purpose
This study aims to present the findings of the first phase of a project entitled Putting the “Fun” Back in “Functional”, which has been investigating the socio-technical issues surrounding ...users’ interaction with electronic recordkeeping systems. The ultimate goal of the project is to improve that interaction by positively influencing the way in which individuals perceive their work practices and the tools they use to accomplish them. In its first phase, the project considered the implementation of such systems for the purpose of gaining a better understanding of the factors and processes that contribute to its success.
Design/methodology/approach
Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 17 public employees from a large provincial government and a large city government in Canada about two information systems (ISs) – a meeting management system and an Electronic Documents and Records Management System.
Findings
Several salient themes emerged from the research data, including the value accorded to information and records, the implementation of electronic recordkeeping systems as a complex process, the appropriation of electronic recordkeeping systems, understanding users, ease of use and information/records specialists as part of the solution. Analysis of these themes shows that many of them can be explained through theories developed in the IS field.
Research limitations/implications
The results show that many themes are common across the records management and IS fields. Further, the results indicate the applicability of theories in the IS field to explain and predict the implementation of electronic recordkeeping systems.
Originality/value
This study is one of few that explicitly draw on IS theories to understand the implementation of electronic recordkeeping systems. The results of this study open up many opportunities for future research on electronic recordkeeping systems.
This article presents a review of the progress made in the digital transition in China, especially in light of the fact that admissibility of digital records in legal proceedings is a critical factor ...in such transition. It discusses the Chinese legal system and the rules governing the admissibility of both paper and digital records as well as the reasons why evidence collection and preservation by a third party has become a popular approach to guarantee the integrity of the records and improve their chances of admissibility in a court of law. In this context, this article then discusses how the InterPARES Trust PaaST model can help address some of the issues, thus, demonstrating the relevance of archival knowledge to the digital transition.
This article presents a review of the progress made in the digital transition in China, especially in light of the fact that admissibility of digital records in legal proceedings is a critical factor ...in such transition. It discusses the Chinese legal system and the rules governing the admissibility of both paper and digital records as well as the reasons why evidence collection and preservation by a third party has become a popular approach to guarantee the integrity of the records and improve their chances of admissibility in a court of law. In this context, this article then discusses how the InterPARES Trust PaaST model can help address some of the issues, thus, demonstrating the relevance of archival knowledge to the digital transition.
Diplomatics in China Pan, Weimei
Records management journal (London, England),
03/2015, Volume:
25, Issue:
1
Journal Article
Peer reviewed
Purpose
– This paper aims to explore if there is an analogous discipline in China to diplomatics.
Design/methodology/approach
– A comparison method is used for the exploration. Five Chinese ...disciplines are chosen for the comparison, which are Wenxian xue, Bianwei xue, Dangan jianbian xue, Wenshu xue and Gu wenshu xue. The diplomatics, as discussed in this paper, is modern diplomatics, as exemplified in the work of Dr Luciana Duranti.
Findings
– It was found that while there is no such Chinese discipline identical to diplomatics, its knowledge is distributed among several Chinese disciplines. This indicates the common concern and efforts in the West and East and the potential for the further development of diplomatics as a global discipline.
Research limitations/implications
– The disciplines this paper has examined are what this author is aware of that share certain similarities with diplomatics and the discussion is based on this author’s understanding; thus, it is possible that there are disciplines that this author did not know or the understanding is insufficient to reveal all the connections between diplomatics and these disciplines. Further research from other perspectives might be needed.
Originality/value
– To the author’s best knowledge, this is the first paper in English comparing Chinese diplomatic disciplines with diplomatics. It has also shed some light on the development of several Chinese disciplines.
This article presents the findings of an empirical study exploring a set of system characteristics that influence users’ acceptance of electronic recordkeeping systems. Thirty-four semi-structured ...interviews were conducted with general users (i.e., non-specialists in information and records management), from which 10 system characteristics were identified, for example, sharing, integrated, and complete. In addition, this study has identified three moderating factors (i.e., gender, organizational context, and occupational difference) that influence the strength of the relationship between the set of system characteristics and users’ perceptions of electronic recordkeeping systems. Based on the results of this study and the Technology Acceptance Model, this article proposes a research model describing how the set of system characteristics and the moderating factors influence users’ perceptions of electronic recordkeeping systems. Given that records management work is no longer purely the responsibility of information and records management specialists but rather is increasingly part of every employee’s duties, it is vital to gain an understanding of the external variables that have an impact on users’ perceptions of electronic recordkeeping systems and that may enhance users’ intention to use these systems.
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DOBA, IZUM, KILJ, NUK, PILJ, PNG, SAZU, SIK, UILJ, UKNU, UL, UM, UPUK
Purpose
This paper aims to present a case wherein a public archive intervenes in maintaining and preserving digital records (including underlying technological infrastructure) created by a private ...company to protect the trustworthiness of records, thereby helping the company to discharge their accountability.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper details the intervention of Tianjin Municipal Archives in the management of the records of Tianjin Otis Elevator Co., Ltd, the technical infrastructure that enables and supports such configuration, the issues encountered and the theoretical implications of this case.
Findings
This case suggests that not only does the concept of archives as a trusted third party remain relevant in the changing technological environment but also, in certain cases (e.g. wherein the supplier of evidentiary documents holds a monopoly over an industry), archives are becoming increasingly critical in maintaining the reliability and authenticity of digital records in the cloud environment.
Research limitations/implications
Given the challenges raised by the emerging cloud environment, it is vital to develop a renewed understanding of the concept of archives as a trusted third party, the relationship between archives and commercial third party services and the relationship between public archives and private records. Furthermore, this case identifies the need to re-examine archival methodologies to protect the authenticity of structured data.
Originality/value
This case exemplifies how archives can help private organizations address issues related to guaranteeing and demonstrating the evidential nature of digital records and provides empirical evidence for archives being conceptualized as a trusted third party in maintaining and preserving digital records.
Sorafenib is a first-line molecular-target drug for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and reducing sorafenib resistance is an important issue to be resolved for the clinical treatment of HCC. ...In the current study, we identified that ABCC5 is a critical regulator and a promising therapeutic target of acquired sorafenib resistance in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells. The expression of ABCC5 was dramatically induced in sorafenib-resistant HCC cells and was remarkably associated with poor clinical prognoses. The down-regulation of ABCC5 expression could significantly reduce the resistance of sorafenib to HCC cells. Importantly, activation of PI3K/AKT/NRF2 axis was essential for sorafenib to induce ABCC5 expression. ABCC5 increased intracellular glutathione (GSH) and attenuated lipid peroxidation accumulation by stabilizing SLC7A11 protein, which inhibited ferroptosis. Additionally, the inhibition of ABCC5 enhanced the anti-cancer activity of sorafenib in vitro and in vivo. These findings demonstrate a novel molecular mechanism of acquired sorafenib resistance and also suggest that ABCC5 is a new regulator of ferroptosis in HCC cells.
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GEOZS, IJS, IMTLJ, KILJ, KISLJ, NLZOH, NUK, OILJ, PNG, SAZU, SBCE, SBJE, UILJ, UL, UM, UPCLJ, UPUK, ZAGLJ, ZRSKP
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