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Current disruptive technologies include artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, quantum computing; Internet of Things (IoT); blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies; edge computing; immersive experiences such as virtual, augmented and mixed reality; advanced technology based too...

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Published inRecords management journal (London, England) Vol. 30; no. 2; pp. 125 - 127
Main Authors McLeod, Julie, Marciano, Richard
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bradford Emerald Group Publishing Limited 01.05.2020
Subjects
Archival studies
Artificial intelligence
Automation
Blockchain
Case studies
Dictionaries
Digital archives
Digital preservation
Disruptive innovation
Distributed ledger
Government archives
Holocaust
Internet of Things
Machine learning
Professional ethics
R&D
Records management
Research & development
Technology
Trends
Virtual reality
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Summary:Current disruptive technologies include artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, quantum computing; Internet of Things (IoT); blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies; edge computing; immersive experiences such as virtual, augmented and mixed reality; advanced technology based tools such as search, discovery and disclosure and graph databases. Some contributions explore examples of how these technologies can be or are being used to innovate (disrupt) records processes – for example, algorithmic methods to automate appraisal (Shabou et al.), NLP and machine learning for appraisal and sensitivity reviews (Hutchinson), and IoT devices for environmental monitoring (Maceli) – while Lischer-Katz explores how virtual reality is demanding disruption of established archival digital preservation practice. Bryant et al. share the work of the European Holocaust Research Infrastructure project to link and hence virtually integrate multiple trans-national Holocaust-related archival collections, some of which are not wholly in digital format, while Bell shares the experimental results of using different record linkage techniques to understand the holdings of archival collections, already catalogued and ordered, at The National Archives of the UK, one of which is the UK Government’s Web archive.
ISSN:0956-5698
1758-7689
DOI:10.1108/RMJ-07-2020-057