Frans Smit reflects on another basic concept in archival theory: authenticity. His essay gives an overview of how this concept is used regarding archives. He argues that to gain a better understanding of the authenticity of records in a digital environment, it is necessary to redefine the nature of records and their context. He uses the concept of hyperobjects, originating from ecological philosopher Timothy Morton, to gain a better understanding of records in a data-immersed society, and as a starting point to rethink the way authenticity of records in such an environment can be asserted. Information ethics is the central issue of the essay by Martijn van Otterlo. He explores the ethics concerning digital archives from the perspective of data science, and with an emphasis on the role of algorithms. Ethical principles, about access, have been formalised and communicated in the form of ethical codes, or: codes of conduct. This last topic brings us from the intended, human archivist in physical domains to the intentional, algorithmic archivist, of: algivist, in the digital domain. Which codes of conduct should be made for the latter, and how to implement them? The book concludes with interviews in which two internationally renowned scholars. Archival theorist Eric Ketelaar and information philosopher Luciano Floridi share their reflections on the subjects raised in this book. The interviews mainly concern the nature (and future) of records, the (digital) ethics concerning archives, and the role that the various professional communities on information should play nowadays. As editors we hope that this book will stimulate the exchange of ideas, concepts and critical thinking from different areas. We also hope that it can be of help in taking further steps in building bridges between archival thinking and the many other fields of research concerning the quality of information. We hope that the book offers some anchors of thought in these liquid times, maybe even anchors for new programs of research into the nature, the position and the societal importance of archives in our data-immersed digital information society. Acknowledgements We would like to thank the following persons, without whom this book would not have been realised. First, we would like to thank Luciano Floridi for his continuous support for this project, from our interview in 2014 for the Dutch Archievenblad (Glaudemans, Jonker, Smit, 2015) until our visit to the Oxford Internet Institute in 2017. Geert-Jan van Bussel has been a close and critical supporter of our project. Not only did he produce two important contributions, but he also gave feedback on several essays. We would like to thank Martijn van Otterlo for sharing his insights and experience that was helpful to avoid some pitfalls during the realisation of this project. Geoffrey Yeo gave us some fundamental thoughts on the character and the title of the book, for which we are very grateful. Patrick Allo gave very valuable advice and assistance at the start of our adventure. We thank Eric Ketelaar for his cooperation throughout the last stages of the project, including his preface and his interview. We would like to thank Meike Geerlings for editing the English language of several essays. Marius Jansen from the Regional Archives of Tilburg and Nadine Groffen of the Dutch National Archives were most helpful on several occasions and we thank them for their hospitality. We are grateful to Prof. Charles Jeurgens and the University of Amsterdam for giving the opportunity to present our book during a special symposium. And finally, we would like to thank Hans Berende, and with him the Stichting Archiefpublicaties, for the possibility to produce and publish this book. If it were not for Hans and S@P, this book would never have come into existence. Arnoud Glaudemans Rienk Jonker Frans Smit introduction XII Literature Baricco, A. (2006). Ibarbari, saggiosulla mutazione. Milano: Feltrinelli. Bauman, Z. (2007). Liquid Times, Living in an Age of Uncertainty. Cambridge (UK): Polity Press. Gilliland, A.J., McKemmish, S., Lau, A.J. (eds.) (2016). Research in the Archival Multiverse. Clayton, VIC: Monash University Publishing. http://dx.doi.org/10.26530/OAPEN_628143 Glaudemans, A., Jonker R., Smit F. (2015). The right people and the right forces need to get together, Interview with Prof. Luciano Floridi, Archievenblad, L-F, 01/2015. Retrieved from http://www.youblisher.com/p/1048348-Archievenblad-uitgave-van-de-Koninklijke- Vereniging-van-Archivarissen-in-Nederland/ XIII

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