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http://dx.doi.org/10.9717/kmms.2019.22.1.079

A Risk Assessment Method for the Long-term Preservation of Electronic Records  

Cha, Hyun Chul (Dept. of Computer Engineering, Dongyang University)
Choi, Joo Ho (ESan. T. S. Co. Ltd.)
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Journal of Korea Multimedia Society / v.22, no.1, 2019 , pp. 79-87 More about this Journal
Abstract
Appropriate strategies are needed to ensure long-term preservation of various types of electronic records. For proper preservation of electronic records, it is necessary of decision-making processes for risk assessment, notification and implementation of conservation measures. To do this, the task of assessing various risk factors that impede the long-term preservation and utilization of electronic records should be done first. In this study, since electronic records are mostly stored in file form, risk assessment for electronic records of file type is performed. The risk factors required for the risk assessment of the file format are derived, and the algorithms are developed to devise a calculation method of the weighting factor and the risk factor index for evaluating the risk based on the proposed risk factors. In addition, the proposed methods are applied to the file formats used in Korea and risk assessment is performed and the results are analyzed.
Keywords
File Format; Risk Assessment; Electronic Records; Long-term Preservation;
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