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Trust and context in cyberspace
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Yeo, Geoffrey |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Abstract | Every day we place trust or reliance on other people and on inanimate objects, but trust may be diminished in the world of information resources and technology. We are often told that information needs higher standards of verification in digital realms than in the paper world. Similarly, when we encounter digital records and archives we may be uncertain how far we can trust them. In the past, trust in records was said to be reinforced by trust in archivists and archival institutions. However, trust in professional experts and institutions is waning; notions of expert objectivity are increasingly challenged. This paper explores an idea proposed by David Weinberger, that ‘transparency is the new objectivity’. Where records are concerned, documentation of provenance and context forms a basis for enhancing their transparency and thus for evaluating their trustworthiness. Many commentators have expressed anxiety that, in digital environments where resources are reused and remixed at will, records may become de... |
| Starting Page | 214 |
| Ending Page | 234 |
| Page Count | 21 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1080/23257962.2013.825207 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1461162/1/23257962%252E2013%252E825207.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1080/23257962.2013.825207 |
| Volume Number | 34 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
