State Archives in the digital environment: the essential reconfiguration of the modus operandi
State Archives in the digital environment: the essential reconfiguration of the modus operandi
Author(s): Daniel J. Caron, Pierre R. DesrochersSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Library and Information Science, Archiving, Electronic information storage and retrieval, Other, Public Administration
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: rule of law; archival practices; digital environment; office transformation; technological disruption
Summary/Abstract: The article characterizes the challenges facing archives in the digital age, and subsequently raises why in the recent decades the role of archives in this new universe has been weakened. Secondly, the article takes up the main transformations of the bureaucratic environment that jeopardize the relevance and legitimacy of the role of archives despite its unavoidable necessity for the maintenance of the rule of law. The office, information and archival professional practices are at the heart of the problem and the response expected to keep archives relevant. Finally, the article goes on to discuss the main transformations of the environment and its consequences for the actors in the field before concluding with some avenues for reflection to ensure the persistence of the role of archives in the maintenance of the rule of law, its effective functioning, memory and the bond of trust between institutions and citizens.
Journal: Archeion
- Issue Year: 2025
- Issue No: 126
- Page Range: 48-68
- Page Count: 21
- Language: English
