TY - JOUR AU - Matt Balogh AU - William Billingsley AU - David Paul AU - Mary Anne Kennan PY - 2022/09/02 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Attributes of Personal Electronic Records JF - Archives & Manuscripts JA - A&M VL - 50 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - 10.37683/asa.v50.10421 UR - https://publications.archivists.org.au/index.php/asa/article/view/10421 AB - The purpose of this article is to identify the key attributes of personal electronic records in order to develop systems that may enable people to manage them in the home. As more personal information becomes electronic, this is increasingly necessary. Personal electronic records were identified and categorised using interviews and virtual guided tours. Three main attributes were identified: primary user-subjective categories; attributes which identify the circumstances that give rise to the records; and attributes which describe the legal validity of each record. In addition to providing an improved understanding of personal electronic records in the home, these attributes are developed into a set of potential metadata fields. ER -