Bland RA-FS:ar och FGS:er. Internationella influenser i Riksarkivets arbete med standardiseringen av Sveriges e-arkiv
(2025) ABMM34 20251Division of ALM, Digital Cultures and Publishing Studies
- Abstract
- The National Archives of Sweden have been given the task of standardising the management of electronic records in the public sector so as to ensure long-term storage and readability of these records in electronic archives. Standardisation is a powerful tool which eases transferability and prevents obsolescence. International organisations, including the EU, have long been producing and managing standards for file formats and metadata structures. This study uses organisational theory and the concept of isomorphism to explore how the National Archives of Sweden have used such international standards in their work with standardisation as well as the role the National Archives have been ascribed by the Swedish government in relation to work... (More)
- The National Archives of Sweden have been given the task of standardising the management of electronic records in the public sector so as to ensure long-term storage and readability of these records in electronic archives. Standardisation is a powerful tool which eases transferability and prevents obsolescence. International organisations, including the EU, have long been producing and managing standards for file formats and metadata structures. This study uses organisational theory and the concept of isomorphism to explore how the National Archives of Sweden have used such international standards in their work with standardisation as well as the role the National Archives have been ascribed by the Swedish government in relation to work with standardisation. This is done by looking at the regulations and similar policy documents which the National Archives have produced and/or published on the subject since the early 2000s, using a combination of text- and policy analysis. The conclusions reached are that the National Archives incorporate a lot of specific standards for file formats in their regulations – mainly ISO – and that they look to standardised system models like MoReq and OAIS when developing their specifications for administrative bodies. Some international standards are mandatory for the National Archives to follow and use and some are not – both kinds influence the national standards as created by the Swedish National Archives, albeit through different kinds of isomorphism. Also apparent is that the role of the National archives in the standardisation process is somewhat diffuse, in that it overlaps with that of other governmental agencies. In practice, the National Archives also lack the ability to enforce a lot of their standards which is at least partly due to the decentralised nature and structure of the Swedish state. This sometimes results in the National Archives being leapfrogged, as other governmental agencies, as well as municipal ones, incorporate international standards like OAIS by their own volition. (Less)
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- author
- Frenning, Henric LU
- supervisor
- organization
- alternative title
- Amongst RA-FSs and FGSs. International influences in the Swedish National Archives’ work with the standardisation of Sweden’s electronic archives
- course
- ABMM34 20251
- year
- 2025
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Archives, Archival Science, Electronic Archives, Electronic documents, Digitalisation, Formats, Format standards, Standardisation, Standards, National, International, Co-operation, National Archives, Sweden, Policy, Politics
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9191492
- date added to LUP
- 2025-06-25 08:50:13
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- 2025-06-25 08:50:13
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abstract = {{The National Archives of Sweden have been given the task of standardising the management of electronic records in the public sector so as to ensure long-term storage and readability of these records in electronic archives. Standardisation is a powerful tool which eases transferability and prevents obsolescence. International organisations, including the EU, have long been producing and managing standards for file formats and metadata structures. This study uses organisational theory and the concept of isomorphism to explore how the National Archives of Sweden have used such international standards in their work with standardisation as well as the role the National Archives have been ascribed by the Swedish government in relation to work with standardisation. This is done by looking at the regulations and similar policy documents which the National Archives have produced and/or published on the subject since the early 2000s, using a combination of text- and policy analysis. The conclusions reached are that the National Archives incorporate a lot of specific standards for file formats in their regulations – mainly ISO – and that they look to standardised system models like MoReq and OAIS when developing their specifications for administrative bodies. Some international standards are mandatory for the National Archives to follow and use and some are not – both kinds influence the national standards as created by the Swedish National Archives, albeit through different kinds of isomorphism. Also apparent is that the role of the National archives in the standardisation process is somewhat diffuse, in that it overlaps with that of other governmental agencies. In practice, the National Archives also lack the ability to enforce a lot of their standards which is at least partly due to the decentralised nature and structure of the Swedish state. This sometimes results in the National Archives being leapfrogged, as other governmental agencies, as well as municipal ones, incorporate international standards like OAIS by their own volition.}},
author = {{Frenning, Henric}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Bland RA-FS:ar och FGS:er. Internationella influenser i Riksarkivets arbete med standardiseringen av Sveriges e-arkiv}},
year = {{2025}},
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