The book "Archival Science and the Digital Transformation in Vietnam: Legal and Practical Issues for the 21st Century" is a collection of research articles by authors from the Department of Archival Science and Office Management, University of Social Sciences and Humanities. The book provides an overview of modern archival science, not only in Vietnam but also in the international context''; is a valuable document, reflecting the profound change in archival practice from traditional to digital.
In the past, archives mainly focused on handwritten documents, but now include many different types such as images, recordings, videos, and especially digital data. Archives are not only stored in traditional physical form but also digitized to serve remote users. Archival science has become a modern information science, archivists today not only preserve documents, but also actively collect, manage and provide information to many subjects, from the government, researchers to the public.
The topics covered in the book are fully addressed through a selection of essays by the following authors:
- Digital transformation in storage (Vu Dinh Phong)
- Digital Humanities (Do Thu Hien)
- Digitizing traditional documents (Nguyen Thi Thuy Linh)
- The role of social networks in archiving (Nguyen Trung Duc)
- Application of document life cycle theory (Le Thi Nguyet Luu)
- Oral archive (Nguyen Hong Duy)
- Right to access information (Pham Thi Dieu Linh)
- Information security and safety (Nguyen Anh Tai)
- Risk management in storage (Tran Thanh Tung)
- Digital storage management system (Nguyen Trong Tam)
- Exploiting press documents (Nguyen Thi Thanh Huong)
- Business storage (Cam Anh Tuan)
- Internationalization of research and international cooperation in archives (Le Thi Ly, Le Tuyet Mai)
Regarding the future development of archiving, Prof. Dr. Detlef Briesen (Justus-Liebig University Gießen, Germany) emphasized that "AI and disruptive technologies will continue to change the archiving industry, opening up new opportunities but also posing many challenges. He said that the book has suggested interesting topics for many future studies and publications".
