e records 
from the beginning of their lifecycle to be able to assert that the copies that will be selected for 
permanent preservation are indeed authentic copies of the creator’s records.  
The InterPARES 2 research (2002-2006) took the records creator’s perspective. The 
researchers carried out case studies of records creation and maintenance in the arts, sciences 
and e-government; they modeled the many functions that make up records creation and 
maintenance and records preservation according to both t