Papers are invited for a special issue of the International Council on Archives (ICA) journal Comma devoted to archives and recordkeeping in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islan
It is with great sadness that I let you know of the passing of Peter Loveday, husband of our colleague Baiba Berzins, last Saturday 20 August 2011, due to pneumonia, after a long period of ill health.
A funeral notice will be published in the Sydney M
The Spirit of Knowledge not only describes the influence of archit
Registrations for THATCamp Canberra 2011 are now open! Go to:
When and where: 7-9 October at the University of Canberra
Cost: free
Registrations this year will be on a first come first served basis. Numbers are limited, so av
The latest issue of iQ - The RIM Professionals Australasia Quarterly magazine (Vol 27, Issue 3, August 2011) features some ASA members in an article on page 6; it is the first article in the section ‘Industry News’.
The article starts:
“ASA COUNCIL WEL
Dear Colleagues,
I wish to advise you that a fellow ASA member, Barbara Horton, has passed away.
Barbara Horton was a Professional member of the ASA since 1975.
A celebration of Barbara's life is to be held on Thursday 4 August 2011 at 2pm at the Macq
RIM Professionals Australasia
Victorian Branch 2011 Annual State Seminar
Speakers Include:
Terri Letizia, Northern Health
Journey to a Scanned World
The presentation will focus on Northern Health’s journey to the implementation of a scanned medical recor
Could Google Plus replace facebook?
#1 advantage: Data Liberation. "...at any time I want, I can export my Google+ pictures and conversations into a zip file on my local computer and leave their service. Facebook tries to trap that data much like AO
John Burke, Deputy Director, State Records NSW retired on Friday 1 July 2011 after over 40 years in the NSW Public Service.
I am pleased to announce that his replacement as Deputy Director is Jenni Stapleton who was formerly the Manager of the Govern
Project Officer, Government Recordkeeping
State Records Authority of New South Wales, Department of Finance and Services
State Records NSW has a vacancy for the position of Project Officer, Government Recordkeeping. This position will assist in the de
I am happy to announce the launch today of an API (application programming interface) to State Records NSW's online catalogue. The API is available here: http://api.records.nsw.gov.au/ and is described in this blog post: http://data.records.nsw.gov.a
The University of Adelaide Archives has recently launched a blog that features 'intriguing and unexpected' records from the collection.
Archival Allsorts highlights links between world-renowned people, places and events and the University of Adelaide,
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June 9th is AskArchivists Day: ask those burning questions you’ve always wanted answered about #archives #archivists http://bit.ly/lBJ1PJ
Tomorrow is AskArchivists Day: who are archivists? what do t
What skills are needed at home/school/work, in order to harness, evaluate, and create information effectively?
Great educational video to stimulate discussion
Help Project Gutenberg produce ebooks by proof-reading just one page a day:
What Do Teenagers Know About Digital Preservation? More Than You Think… http://bit.ly/isu6Oz
I really think this is the way to go, in halting the "digital dark age" - raising awareness in the general public about the need for proactive preservation.
RIM Professionals Australasia Victoria Branch General Meeting
Notice is hereby given that the 2011/12 General Meeting of the Records and Information Management Professionals Australasia Victorian Branch will be held on Thursday 21 July 2011. The meeti
National Archives of Australia is set to receive UNESCO Memory of the World prize for significant contributions to the preservation and accessibility of documentary heritage - particularly in regard to digital preservation.
“It consistently shares i
