In resolving this potential conflict, the notion of an archival publication seems central. It seems generally accepted in scientific circles that a particular scientific achievement should be described in a single definitive paper and that this paper should be published in only one archival publication.2 Presumably, this restriction prevents researchers from pretending to a greater scientific o...

Distributed cryptographic ledgers, such as the blockchain, are now being used in recordkeeping. However, they lack a key feature of more traditional recordkeeping systems needed to establish the authenticity of records and enable reliance on them for trustworthy recordkeeping. The missing feature is known in archival science as the archival bond – the mutual relationship that exists among docum...

This paper focuses on the question of effective access methods, by developing novel search tools that will be crucial on the massive scale of digital asset repositories. We illustrate concretely why XML matters in digital curation by describing an implementation of a baseline digital asset search system that is fully XML-driven. The system aims to provide better access to archival material thro...

The long life and low usage of archival data make cost considerations paramount. Today, most archival storage architectures depend on magnetic or optical media such as tape and disk because they have a low initial cost per byte. The high initial cost of storage class memories (SCMs) has been seen as prohibitive for archival use. Nevertheless, SCMs have many advantages for archival use, includin...

Copyright and Moral Rights for the articles on this site are retained by the individual authors and/or other copyright owners. For more information on Open Research Online's data policy on reuse of materials please consult the policies page. Abstract Purpose This paper looks at the extent to which the bandwagon effect played a part in Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) broadband adoption combined wi...

We have been digitizing the Bayon temple, which is located at the center of Angkor-Tom in the kingdom of Cambodia. We have been planning three times on-site measurement, and have thus far completed the second mission. In this paper, we will present an overview of this on-going “Bayon Digital Archival Project”. This project has three main topics: global geometry, face library, and fine geometry....

The use of voluntary environmental protection instruments is expanding significantly around the world. Although there is a large literature dealing with what drives companies to adopt voluntary instruments, there has been relatively little research on the impact that some of these tools have on the actual environmental performance of companies. The existing literature in this area presents cont...

Archival collections are important in preserving our historical heritage. An example of a new archival collection in high-altitude physiology and medicine is described. Physiologists should be more aware of the historical value of primary material and should be encouraged to offer their papers to an appropriate archival repository.