TY - JOUR AB - The greatest challenges with which digital systems present us are the creation and maintenance of reliable records and the preservation of their authenticity over time. It is vital for every organisation that its records be able to stand for the facts they are about i.e. that their content is trustworthy. To meet these challenges the international community of records professionals must develop appropriate strategies, procedures and standards. In this article the author explores the concepts and principles derived from archival diplomatics that should guide the management of electronic records and therefore these developments, as well as drawing conclusions about the nature of the research work required VL - 9 IS - 3 SN - 0956-5698 DO - 10.1108/EUM0000000007248 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000007248 AU - Duranti Luciana PY - 1999 Y1 - 1999/01/01 TI - Concepts and principles for the management of electronic records, or records management theory is archival diplomatics T2 - Records Management Journal PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 149 EP - 171 Y2 - 2024/05/12 ER -