Dear Colleagues
Nominations are now open for The 2018 Sir Rupert Hamer Records Management Awards (for projects undertaken in 2016 and 2017). These Awards recognise excellence and innovation in records management within the Victorian Public Sector. The
Quoting from http://prov.vic.gov.au/government-recordkeeping/proposed-changes-to-copyright-laws-that-affect-archives-and-libraries
Proposed changes to copyright laws that affect archives and libraries
Written by PRO_Vic on January 19, 2016
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The Royal Commission into institutional responses to child sex abuse is again hearing private evidence from victims which detail recordkeeping failures. In the linked story one person who came forward is 91 years old.
Recently we moved house (well a few times in short succession actually) and because it was all so fast I did not get a chance to dispose of old and unwanted clothes. So today I have been unpacking clothes and making decisions as I pack things away t
I have not had a proper chance to play with my new digitisation equipment as yet, even though I have had it for about 3 months now. So, this week Alison (the office organiser) and I
http://rhizomedigital.com.au/why-digitise/
There are a few resources out in the interwebs that promote digitisation of records and other materials held in collections. The urge to digitise is not just exclusive to archival institutions who hold stat
http://rhizomedigital.com.au/the-mysterious-dark-art-of-recordkeeping-analysis/
I have conducted quite a number of recordkeeping analysis projects over the last 7 or so years. Some people refer to the kind of analysis I do as functional analysis, but
http://rhizomedigital.com.au/why-determine-community-obligations-in-business-records-retention/
Another hefty topic for a blog post, but it something that needs to be talked about more I reckon. And by the CSO sector as a whole, as it is too big for i
Tomorrow is International Day for Protection of Children.
At the Digital Mandate conference in Canberra yesterday, David Fricker (Director General of National Archives of Australia) and other speakers, eloquently put the case for Digital Transition. D
The PROV Implementing a Storage Programme Guideline is now available on the Public Record Office Victoria website. We hope that you find this Guideline to be clear, relevant and practical. Please click on the link below to view the document via our b
Public exposure drafts of the following Victorian Recordkeeping Standards documents are now available for your comment. The Public Record Office Victoria are very keen to get your feedback on these draft documents to ensure they are clear, relevant a
