GIVING ACCESS TO BORN-DIGITAL ARCHIVES AT THE ARCHIVES NATIONALES (FRANCE): The OeDIPus riddle

Levasseur, Emeline; Falut, André; Fenech, Julien; Ferrera, Matias

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GIVING ACCESS TO BORN-DIGITAL ARCHIVES AT THE ARCHIVES NATIONALES (FRANCE): The OeDIPus riddle

Author(s)

• Levasseur, Emeline
• Falut, André
• Fenech, Julien
• Ferrera, Matias

Issue Date

2023

Keyword(s)

• access
• DIP
• integrity
• fixity
• checksum

Abstract

Born-digital archives, managed in a repository, are accessible thanks to the delivery of Dissemination Information Packages (DIP). While the DIP is a machine-readable format, it is not easily intelligible for the end user. In practice, making DIP truly accessible appears like a riddle. To make it more human-readable, a DIP must undergo some processing outside the repository and be converted in a new form, which should be discussed. These operations call into question the integrity of the archives, which was ensured until their delivery by the system. How, then, can archivists keep data trustworthy? Following recent requests for access, the Archives nationales (France) have provided some answers that could be used as a basis for discussion to solve this OeDIPus riddle. Their experience was one of moving from theory to practice, leading to the creation of an in-house proof-of-concept (POC) and tool: OE-DIP (Objets et Empreintes de DIP, Objects and Checksums of DIP).

Series/Report Name or Number

iPRES 2023

Type of Resource

text

Language

en

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