The nature of electronic
records differs from traditional records
Traditional (hard copy)
records
Inscribed on their
media
Preservation is performed
on the object
Electronic records
Represented as binary
values that must be translated to a different form in order to communicate the
record
It is the result of this
reproduction, not the stored bits, that is the electronic record
It is this ability to
reproduce the record that must be preserved
The preserved
re-creation/translation must be authentic