Born-digital archival records

Korištenje računala je postalo standard u svakodnevnoj privatnoj i poslovnoj komunikaciji. Pritom se često ne obraća pažnja na količinu novog gradiva koje se stvara na dnevnoj bazi upravo u digitalnom obliku. U arhivistici su definirani pojmovi kao što su elektronički zapis, digitalni zapis, analogni zapis i digitalni informacijski objekt. Digitalni zapis i digitalni informacijski objekt podrazumijevaju pod svojim definicijama gradivo stvoreno na računalu, dok elektronički zapis obuhvaća analogne i digitalne zapise. No, u današnje vrijeme konstantnog stvaranja sadržaja potrebno je razlikovati i definirati pojam gradiva koje je izvorno nastalo na računalu, tj. u digitalnom obliku, i razlikovati ga od onoga koje je nastalo na drugim elektroničkim uređajima. Ovaj se rad bavi definicijom i terminologijom arhivskih zapisa izvorno stvorenih u digitalnome obliku (engl. born-digital records) kao što su poruke e-pošte, PDF dokumenti, Word dokumenti i mnogi drugi te njihovim prednostima i nedostacima u kontekstu dugoročnog očuvanja. Konačno, rad ističe važnost očuvanja takvih zapisa te činjenicu koliko brzo oni zastarijevaju i nestaju ako im se ne pridaje dovoljna važnost.The use of computers has become the standard in everyday private and business communication. At the same time, attention is often not paid to the amount of new material that is created daily, in digital form. Archival science defines terms such as electronic record, digital record, analogue record, and digital information object. Digital record and digital information object by their definitions mean material created on a computer, while electronic record includes both analogue and digital records. However, in today's time of constant content creation, it is necessary to define and distinguish the concept of archival material that was originally created on a computer, i.e., in digital form, from that that was created using other electronic devices. This thesis will discuss the definition and terminology of archival born-digital records such as e-mails, PDF documents, Word documents and many others, and their advantages and disadvantages in the context of long-term preservation. Finally the thesis emphasizes the importance of preserving those records and points out how quickly they become obsolete and disappear if they are not given sufficient attention