Appraisal, preservation and legal value of digital materials

Cilj rada je dati prikaz pristupa modernih arhiva vrednovanju gradiva u digitalnom obliku, za koje ne postoje analogni oblici - istovremeno se suočavajući s velikom količinom gradiva, te razvitkom suvremenih tehnologija koje omogućavaju razvitak digitalnoga gradiva različitih formata. Samim nastajanjem takvoga gradiva arhivisti se suočavaju s problematikom očuvanja i sigurnosti gradiva u elektroničkoj okolini. Kao primjer vrednovanja i očuvanja u radu su prikazane različite strategije očuvanja arhivskih materijala s naglaskom na arhive sa skandinavskog područja zbog njihovog aktivnog provođenja prava o vrednovanju i nadzora nad samim gradivom. Na samom kraju, uzevši u obzir da umrežena okolina pruža vrlo lagan pristup i manipulaciju tim gradivom, u radu se analizira koliku pravnu vrijednost zapravo nosi gradivo čuvano u takvoj okolini, te narušava li se time jedna od oThe purpose of this thesis is to present the approaches of modern archives towards the appraisal of digital materials which do not exist in analogue format while also handling the issues of large quantity of archival materials and the development of contemporary technologies which are allowing the development of digital documents in different formats. Only with the emerging of such materials, archivists have to face the problems of preservation and safety of digital records. As an example of appraisal and preservation, the different strategies of protection and preservation of archival materials are shown with an emphasis on the Scandinavian archives, due to their active enforcement of appraisal laws and control over the records control over the records. In the end, taking into perspective that the networked environment allows easy access and manipulation of digital materials, the thesis analyses the legal value of the records preserved in such an environment and whether such problems influence one of the basic functions of archival preservation – realization, preservation and promotion of rights and values