The preservation of digital signatures on the blockchain

2019-06-24T16:23:55-07:00

The blockchain is a distributed network that records digital transactions on a publicly-accessible ledger. This paper explores whether blockchain technology is a suitable platform for the preservation of digital signatures and key pairs (public and private keys). Conventional infrastructures use digital certificates, issued by certification authorities, to declare the authentication of key pairs and digital signatures. However, this paper suggests that the blockchain’s hash functions can replace those certificates on the grounds of better privacy, that the nature of the network removes the problem of a single point of failure and that hashing is a form of authentication that does not require trust in a third-party authority. This article was an appendix to the research paper, Blockchain Technology for Recordkeeping which is available in the Reports section at http://www.blockchainubc.ca/main/dissemination.

Pinterest in Academic Libraries: Social media policy on visual social networks

2019-06-24T16:23:48-07:00

Social media has come to dominate the world of online communication. As a result, the social media ecosystem has come to support a diversity of social media platforms to meet various user needs. A unique user need that has recently emerged is the desire for visual communication that is typified by social media platforms such as Pinterest. This briefing examines the emergence of Pinterest as a specific example of a visual social network. The briefing then proposes a framework to develop a social media plan for Pinterest from literature on the use of Pinterest in academic libraries.

When Reconciliation Meets Conflict: Exploring Indigenous Archives

2019-06-24T16:23:50-07:00

This article proposes a framework of Indigenous archives that encompasses repositories housed in Indigenous communities and non-Indigenous repositories that care for records by and about Indigenous peoples. The author contends that a discourse of Indigenous archives can help archivists reform their theories and methodologies in ways that support Indigenous sovereignty and ways of knowing. The author makes the case for a discourse of Indigenous archives by using two case studies and reviewing key policy documents such as the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Archival History – Middle Ages

2019-06-24T16:23:53-07:00

This annotated bibliography examines sources which give insight into the history of archives and recordkeeping during the Middle Ages. Because the history of archives is Eurocentric, this bibliography attempts to include archival perspectives outside of Europe, and aims to examine a number of different archival repositories. The bibliography touches on ecclesiastical archives, civic archives, university archives and private archives. Within the sources, themes of power and the importance of social memory are investigated, and organizational change within a variety of different archives is examined.

Archives and Colonialism: Reflections on the SLAIS Archives Core

2019-06-24T16:23:51-07:00

A discussion of the role of archives in sustaining the heritage and living memory of Indigenous communities.

An Archival Revolution: The Formation and Transformation of Archival Science in Modern China

2019-06-24T16:23:52-07:00

My research focuses on the history and evolution of archival science in modern China, especially during the period of 1949 to 1966. This is a critical period, which can be regarded as the formation and transformation of archival science in modern China. My research aims to learn from history in order to promote academic innovation. I have used literature review and content analysis, oral history and textual research, and synchronic and diachronic approach methods to explore and understand the origins and development of archival science in modern China, and improve the interpretation of social functions and theoretical values of archival profession.

See Also

The preservation of digital signatures on the blockchain

Pinterest in Academic Libraries: Social media policy on visual social networks

When Reconciliation Meets Conflict: Exploring Indigenous Archives

Archival History – Middle Ages

Archives and Colonialism: Reflections on the SLAIS Archives Core

An Archival Revolution: The Formation and Transformation of Archival Science in Modern China