Arhivski vjesnik, Vol. 62 No. 1, 2019.
Pregledni rad
https://doi.org/10.36506/av.62.2
Theoretical and Practical Aspects of Management of Relations in the Contemporary Archival Theory and Practice
Miroslav Novak
orcid.org/0000-0003-0448-9862
; Pokrajinski arhiv Maribor
Sažetak
Archivists define and manage relations during the archival professional processes in different ways. Consequently, they understand them differently and in specific situations they implement them in different ways. Since the adoption of the first international archival standard ISAD(G), the concept of relations (i.e. relationships) has been systematically incorporated into the description of archival entities. Today’s archivists involved in the archival description must understand and implement them in accordance with the purpose of existing standards. The standards present basic practical framework for the use of relations in different environments. At the same time, quantitative relations are created mainly between archival top entities. As a consequence of increased number of relations, the complexity of the management of archival top-level entities arises. All that requires a relatively higher intellectual effort of archivists in comparison with non-standardized solutions for description of archival materials. However, when evaluating the actual strength of the archival profession, it is necessary to consider many relative factors and the related values. It includes the ability of managing and formalizing the relations between the top level archival entities, but also between their low level versions, and relates to the wholeness of archival descriptions. These abilities are dependent of the technology, archival information system, known theory and practice, archival individual experiences etc. By establishing different types of relations between archival entities, we can detect and define the extent of the intellectual work of archivists. It has not been negligible in the past. However, the standardization of the archival description only increased it. The number of relations between the so-called archival top entities had been increased with each new international archival standard during last three decades and has arisen to almost 800 within the RiC (Records in Context). Since there is no upward limit set up in this case we can expect further increase of the number and type of relations in the future. Complex relations created between archival descriptive entities represent the intellectually demanding task for modern archivists. This is why the requirement for higher technological support of the process in existing archival information systems is needed. We can soon expect the upgrading of the existing solutions with the implementation of artificial intelligence. Restrictions on human resources, available time, and existing technological and procedural solutions are becoming apparent by increasing number of descriptions in databases. That is why we can expect major changes in the near future in the field of data capture as well as in the field of creating their relations.
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Hrčak ID:
248541
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Datum izdavanja:
21.12.2019.
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