Alves da Cunha Marques, Angelica, dos Santos Rodrigues, Karoline, Oliveira de Araújo, Denise, Fonseca Esteves, Tauane, da Silva Pereira, Marilete, Faria de Oliveira, Alexandre and Emmanuel Nunes Braga, Tiago Hipátia: a model for the digital preservation of records and information? JLIS.it, 2026, vol. 17, n. 2, pp. 94-115. [Journal article (Paginated)]
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This study investigates whether Hipátia can be characterised as a digital preservation model for records and information. Developed by the Brazilian Institute of Information in Science and Technology (Ibict), Hipátia functions as an infrastructure for integration and automation among information systems, aimed at implementing Trusted Digital Archival Repositories (TDARs). Motivated by the lack of conceptual consensus surrounding the term “model” in scientific literature, the article offers a theoretical and epistemological examination of Hipátia’s relevance to Information Science and Archival Science. It employs a qualitative, exploratory, and descriptive approach grounded in a literature review. Works from Philosophy and Information Science addressing the notion of model were analysed, alongside technical and scientific studies on Hipátia, especially its configuration as a TDAR and its alignment with the Open Archival Information System (OAIS) model. Findings suggest that, although Hipátia does not fully conform to traditional definitions, it can be framed as a Kuhnian exemplar, an analogical model (Hesse), an operational representation (Abrantes), an applied method (Dutra), and a logical structure (Silva). Its databus (BarraPres) and capacity for integrating diverse systems highlight its flexibility, interoperability, and diagnostic potential. The study concludes that Hipátia operates not only as a technical tool but as a multifaceted model.
| Item type: | Journal article (Paginated) |
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| Keywords: | Hipátia; Paradigm; Model; Digital Preservation. |
| Date deposited: | 15 Sep 2026 05:10 |
| Last modified: | 15 Sep 2026 05:10 |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10760/49013 |
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