NEW CHALLENGES FOR THE PRINCIPLE OF PROVENANCE IN THE DIGITAL WORLD?

Abstract

Provenance has been accepted and adopted by most archives, as it allows research and interpre-tation of data in their genuine context of origin. However new types of interconnected data ma-nagement systems used in science, administration and by government agencies can transcend the principle of provenance both vertically and horizontally. Digital data pertaining to certain issues may be generated by several agencies and/or on different levels while being combined in a certain data management system. Archival science has to repsond to this new challenge.