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Semantic wiki as a digital archive

By Isto Huvila, 28 January, 2010

My article Semantiska wiki som digitala arkivsystem: samlingar, ärendehantering och deltagande has been published in Informaatiotutkimus, the peer-reviewed Journal of the Finnish Association for Information Research.

 

Abstract:

Archives and records management presents a series of requirements to informationsystems that distinguishes them from content and document management systems.In spite of the often fundamental differences, some of the approaches and functionsimplemented in the content and document management systems could be usefulin archival and records management contexts. This article discusses the usabilityof semantic wikis in the management of archival information. The discussion isbased on a series of development projects conducted in Finland. It appears thata semantic wiki has potential especially in the management and use of digitalsurrogates. There are some technical and especially major theoretical issues relatedto the use of semantic wikis in records management. It is concluded, however, thatthe principles of wiki approach could serve as a useful reference in discussionsrelated to usability, access and rights and practices of participation in the contextof archives and records management.

 

Full text of the article is freely available in Swedish at http://ojs.tsv.fi/index.php/inf/article/viewFile/2595/2398

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Isto Huvila

(nĂ© Isto Vatanen)  
Professor in  
Information Studies  
Department of ALM  
Uppsala University

Docent (adjunct professor) in information management  
Information studies  
Ă…bo Akademi University

Isto Huvila is working on management and organisation of what we know and how we know in contexts ranging from social media to more traditional arenas of learning and working. My special areas of expertise are organisational information, social media, health, archives, libraries, museums and cultural heritage.

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