The Nordic Model of Digital Archiving

This book brings together contributions from practitioners and academics to offer a range of international case studies. offers practical solutions for archivists in terms of governance, technologies and processes. highlights and analyses the cornerstones of the Nordic model of archiving: reliance on standards; powerful regulatory instruments, especially in public sector archiving, including legislation; and collaboration between archivists and government agencies, and among different tiers of central and local government. showcases work in the Nordic region for the benefit of archivists and record keepers globally, but also challenges the limits of the Nordic model with insights drawn from international archival theory. offers a new perspective on archiving that will be of interest to academics, researchers and postgraduate students of archiving, digital archives and records management.