When many people think of archival records, they think of paper – paper in files and filing cabinets, files in boxes, loose pages in drawers, bound ledgers and registers, printed photographs. But many archivists think about records more broadly. For… Continue Reading →
A couple of weeks back (29-30 November 2012) I travelled to Sydney for Reinventing Archival Methods, a two day workshop presented by the Australian Society of Archivists and the Recordkeeping Roundtable. Amongst the wide-ranging discussions were reflections on the place of… Continue Reading →
On 26 November 2012, some of my colleagues and I submitted a response to the Australian Government’s consultation paper on the Establishment of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. My involvement came about through my position… Continue Reading →
In a post on You Ought to be Ashamed on 9 November 2012, Rebecca made an interesting point regarding the funding of archives, with particular reference to recent issues with the state archives in Georgia, USA: “It’s obvious to those of… Continue Reading →
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