... as a source of requirements for curation and preservation processes. Nathan Moles can be contacted at: n.moles@mail.utoronto.ca 23 10 2019 31 03 2020 23 10 2020 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Open data Digital...

... for public good. Risk Management Open data Information governance Government administrative data Sensitive data Government administrative data have enormous potential for public and individual benefit through improved educational and health services to citizens, medical research, environmental...

... into the field. Johanna Gunnlaugsdottir can be contacted at: jg@hi.is 24 03 2015 01 12 2015 02 02 2016 04 02 2016 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Transparency Iceland Open data Freedom...

...Dr Anne Thurston; Sue Childs; Julie McLeod; Elizabeth Lomas; Glenda Cook Purpose – This paper aims to explore the issues, the role of research data management (RDM) as a mechanism for implementing open research data and the role and opportunities for records managers. The open data agenda...

.../methodology/approach – The article describes the results of the first stage in a multi-stage research project leading to methods for developing retention and disposition specifications and formal schedules for open data and big data initiatives. A fictitious organization is used to describe...

...Dr Anne Thurston; Lluís Esteve Casellas Serra Purpose – This paper aims to share the contribution of records managers to the Open Government in the City Council of Girona (Catalonia), based on the strategy of participation in the Open Data project. Design/methodology/approach...

...Dr Anne Thurston; Erik Borglund; Tove Engvall Purpose – The aim of the article is to investigate what characterizes the information constructs that the archival discourse and the open data discourse communicate in text, and what their similarities and differences are. This article proposes...

... and on wider conversations and publications. It is not an in‐depth analysis of the literature. Findings The author suggests that the increasing profile and importance of “open access” and “open data” offer new opportunities for information and records managers. They provide technical as well...

... --> Information management Information profession Government libraries Government Computer networks Communication technologies Open data I enjoyed reading this work but I have a few, hopefully, constructive criticisms. This edited collection of chapters with its recurring themes, challenges and issues...