5 Seeking Order in Chaotic Times: The Importance of Evidence in the Fight for Truth
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Laura Millar
Abstract
This chapter draws on Laura Millar’s book, A Matter of Facts: The Value of Evidence in an Information Age (2019) and argues that the paradigm for records and archives management must move away from a custodial, after-the-fact approach toward a more participatory and inclusive model. Millar explains the critical distinctions between truth, facts and evidence and examines how digital data and electronic records need to be protected from the moment of creation, to support accountability, identity and memory in society, and she proposes key actions to increase support for the protection of digital records as evidence. The actions include modernising records- and evidence-related legislation and regulations; strengthening ethical frameworks for records and information management; raising public awareness of the value of records and archives; and educating and inspiring the public about the value of records, archives, data and other forms of documentary evidence as sources of proof. The author concludes by arguing that the records professional’s job is to keep the evidence, with its authenticity intact, but that if records professionals are to succeed, they must engage the public more actively in the recordkeeping mission to help protect evidence for today and the future.
Abstract
This chapter draws on Laura Millar’s book, A Matter of Facts: The Value of Evidence in an Information Age (2019) and argues that the paradigm for records and archives management must move away from a custodial, after-the-fact approach toward a more participatory and inclusive model. Millar explains the critical distinctions between truth, facts and evidence and examines how digital data and electronic records need to be protected from the moment of creation, to support accountability, identity and memory in society, and she proposes key actions to increase support for the protection of digital records as evidence. The actions include modernising records- and evidence-related legislation and regulations; strengthening ethical frameworks for records and information management; raising public awareness of the value of records and archives; and educating and inspiring the public about the value of records, archives, data and other forms of documentary evidence as sources of proof. The author concludes by arguing that the records professional’s job is to keep the evidence, with its authenticity intact, but that if records professionals are to succeed, they must engage the public more actively in the recordkeeping mission to help protect evidence for today and the future.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- About IFLA IX
- Foreword 1
- Preface 3
- 1 Blockchain Technology for Library Services: Challenges and Opportunities for Libraries from a Nigerian Perspective 7
- 2 Reshaping the Future of Academic Libraries: Insights from South Africa 24
- 3 User Services in Ghanaian Academic Libraries in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic 45
- 4 Redefining Academic Library Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A View from Zimbabwe 64
- 5 Seeking Order in Chaotic Times: The Importance of Evidence in the Fight for Truth 78
- 6 To Wear Gloves or Wash Hands? A Perusal of Archives Preservation Policy in Botswana 91
- 7 National Archives Institutions During Turbulent Times: The Case of COVID-19 104
- 8 The Impact of Library Resources on Block Release Students’ Academic Achievement in Zimbabwe 116
- 9 Exploration of Data Sharing and Information Exchange among Nigerian Library and Information Science Researchers 131
- 10 Ethical Dimensions of Research Information Management: A New Challenge for Information Professionals 150
- 11 Information Services in Academic Libraries in an Era of Information Disorder 166
- 12 The Role of Academic Libraries in a Pandemic Era 181
- 13 Challenges with Open Access Institutional Repositories in Ghana 195
- 14 Advocating for Value-Added Content and Tools in Library Databases and Beyond 211
- 15 Public Library Infrastructure During COVID-19 in Limpopo Province 225
- 16 Knowledge Sharing Among Nurses in Developing Countries During COVID-19 240
- 17 One Journal’s Journey through the Fourth Industrial Revolution 254
- 18 An Altmetrics Study of Researchers at North-West University 274
- 19 Knowledge Management Strategies in Clinical Settings, Southwest Nigeria 297
- 20 From Collections to Connections: Transforming Libraries to Knowledge Centres 320
- 21 Library and Information Science Graduate Skills Needed in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: A Nigerian Perspective 342
- Contributors 361
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- About IFLA IX
- Foreword 1
- Preface 3
- 1 Blockchain Technology for Library Services: Challenges and Opportunities for Libraries from a Nigerian Perspective 7
- 2 Reshaping the Future of Academic Libraries: Insights from South Africa 24
- 3 User Services in Ghanaian Academic Libraries in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic 45
- 4 Redefining Academic Library Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A View from Zimbabwe 64
- 5 Seeking Order in Chaotic Times: The Importance of Evidence in the Fight for Truth 78
- 6 To Wear Gloves or Wash Hands? A Perusal of Archives Preservation Policy in Botswana 91
- 7 National Archives Institutions During Turbulent Times: The Case of COVID-19 104
- 8 The Impact of Library Resources on Block Release Students’ Academic Achievement in Zimbabwe 116
- 9 Exploration of Data Sharing and Information Exchange among Nigerian Library and Information Science Researchers 131
- 10 Ethical Dimensions of Research Information Management: A New Challenge for Information Professionals 150
- 11 Information Services in Academic Libraries in an Era of Information Disorder 166
- 12 The Role of Academic Libraries in a Pandemic Era 181
- 13 Challenges with Open Access Institutional Repositories in Ghana 195
- 14 Advocating for Value-Added Content and Tools in Library Databases and Beyond 211
- 15 Public Library Infrastructure During COVID-19 in Limpopo Province 225
- 16 Knowledge Sharing Among Nurses in Developing Countries During COVID-19 240
- 17 One Journal’s Journey through the Fourth Industrial Revolution 254
- 18 An Altmetrics Study of Researchers at North-West University 274
- 19 Knowledge Management Strategies in Clinical Settings, Southwest Nigeria 297
- 20 From Collections to Connections: Transforming Libraries to Knowledge Centres 320
- 21 Library and Information Science Graduate Skills Needed in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: A Nigerian Perspective 342
- Contributors 361
