International Research on Permanent Authentic Records in Electronic Systems (InterPARES) 2: Experiential, Interactive and Dynamic Records PART ONE CASE AND GENERAL STUDIES IN THE ARTISTIC, SCIENTIFIC AND GOVERNMENTAL SECTORS Focus Task Force Report [including Appendices 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8] by Yvette Hackett, Library and Archives Canada William Underwood, Georgia Tech Research Institute Philip Eppard, University of Albany, State University of New York InterPARES 2 Project Book: Part One Y. Hackett, W. Underwood and P. Eppard Status: Final (public) Version: Electronic Submission Date: May 2007 Publication Date: 2008 Project Unit: Focus Task Force URL: http://www.interpares.org/display_file.cfm?doc= ip2_book_part_1_focus_task_force.pdf How to Cite: Yvette Hackett, William Underwood and Philip Eppard, “Part One—Case and General Studies in the Artistic, Scientific and Governmental Sectors: Focus Task Force Report,” [electronic version] in International Research on Permanent Authentic Records in Electronic Systems (InterPARES) 2: Experiential, Interactive and Dynamic Records, Luciana Duranti and Randy Preston, eds. (Padova, Italy: Associazione Nazionale Archivistica Italiana, 2008). <http://www.interpares.org/display_file.cfm?doc=ip2_book_part_ 1_focus_task_force.pdf> InterPARES 2 Project, Focus Task Force i InterPARES 2 Project Book: Part One Y. Hackett, W. Underwood and P. Eppard Table of Contents Introduction ....................................................................................................................................1 Background and mandate .............................................................................................................1 Research initiatives ......................................................................................................................1 Research Methodology ..................................................................................................................3 Case studies ..................................................................................................................................3 Composition of teams ..........................................................................................................3 Research questions ...............................................................................................................3 Selection criteria ..................................................................................................................4 Additional documentation ....................................................................................................5 Performances and viewings .................................................................................................5 General studies .............................................................................................................................6 Literature reviews ........................................................................................................................6 Analysis tools ...............................................................................................................................7 Modeling ..............................................................................................................................7 Diplomatic analysis ..............................................................................................................7 Terminology .........................................................................................................................8 Validation of case studies ............................................................................................................8 Case study reporting framework ..................................................................................................9 Prototyping solutions ...................................................................................................................9 Dissemination activities .............................................................................................................10 Focus 1 – the Arts .........................................................................................................................12 Research team ............................................................................................................................12 Selection of Focus 1 case studies ...............................................................................................13 Summary of Focus 1 case studies ..............................................................................................14 Case study 01: Arbo Cyber, théâtre (?) ..............................................................................14 Case study 02: Performance Artist Stelarc ........................................................................15 Case study 03: Horizon Zero/ZeroHorizon Online Magazine ...........................................15 Case study 09: Digital Moving Images - Inputs, Processes and Outputs ..........................15 Case study 10: The Danube Exodus...................................................................................16 Case study 13: Obsessed Again… ......................................................................................16 Case study 15: Waking Dream ...........................................................................................17 Summary of Focus 1 general studies .........................................................................................17 General study 03: Preserving Interactive Digital Music—The MUSTICA Initiative .......................................................................................................................17 General study 04: Survey of Recordkeeping Practices of Composers ..............................18 General study 07: Survey of the Recordkeeping Practices of Photographers Using Digital Technology ......................................................................................................18 Findings specific to the artistic sector ........................................................................................18 Records creation and maintenance practices .....................................................................19 Recordkeeping and preservation practices .........................................................................20 The “work” versus the “performance” ...............................................................................21 InterPARES 2 Project, Focus Task Force ii InterPARES 2 Project Book: Part One Y. 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Eppard Intellectual property rights .................................................................................................21 Authenticity and intent .......................................................................................................22 The role of new technology ...............................................................................................23 Focus 2 – the Sciences ..................................................................................................................24 Research team ............................................................................................................................24 Selection of Focus 2 case studies ...............................................................................................25 Summary of Focus 2 case studies ..............................................................................................26 Case study 06: CyberCartographic Atlas of Antarctica .....................................................26 Case study 08: Scientific Data Records from a NASA Spacecraft Mission ......................27 Case study 14: Archaeological Records in a Geographical Information System ..............28 Case study 19: Preservation and Authentication of Electronic Engineering and Manufacturing Records ................................................................................................29 Case study 26: MOST Satellite Mission - Preservation of Space Telescope Data ............30 Summary of Focus 2 general studies .........................................................................................31 General study 01: Persistent Archives Based on Data Grids .............................................31 General study 06: A Bayesian Belief Network: Supporting the Assessment of the Degree of Belief that a Recordkeeping System Maintains Authentic Digital Records ........................................................................................................................32 General study 09: Survey of the Digital Recordkeeping Practices of GIS Archaeologists Worldwide ...........................................................................................33 General study 10: Preservation Practices of Scientific Data Portals .................................34 General study 12: Validation of the InterPARES 2 Project Chain of Preservation Model Using Case Study Data .....................................................................................34 Findings specific to the scientific sector ....................................................................................36 The concept of record ........................................................................................................36 Authenticity, reliability and accuracy ................................................................................37