Australian ideas and management models
• Structuring the Records Continuum - Part One: Postcustodial principles and properties by Frank Upward at http://www.sims.monash.edu.au/research/rcrg/publications/recordscontinuum/fupp1.html
• Records Continuum Research Group: Find out more about the Group's research and publications at http://www.sims.monash.edu.au/research/rcrg/index.html
• The Australian Commonwealth Record Series
(CRS) System
Summary at http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/research/crs-system.aspx
For a more detailed explanation with instructions see the CRS
Manual :Registration & description procedures for the CRS System.
Canberra: National Archives of Australia (NAA). Recordkeeping and Descriptive
Standards Section, December, 1999 at http://naa12.naa.gov.au/manual/Introduction/CRSIntroduction.htm
Access and management tools
Access Tools
• National Archives of Australia: RecordSearch
Access the Collection Databases at http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/recordsearch.aspx
You can search the collection or try the tutorial and do a general exploration
of sources using your own search terms.
• State Records Authority of NSW. Archives
Investigator
This service enables users to search for records within the holdings of
the State Records Authority with more precision and to display the important
linkages of context. Available at http://investigator.records.nsw.gov.au/
• Queenland State Archives: ArchivesSearch
Provides access to the database containing details of approved records
and other information about State and local government agencies at http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/research/searchdatabase.asp
• John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library: Electronic
Research Archive
Provides access to personal papers, photographs, oral histories, copies
of official records and other archival material relating to the life and
times of John Curtin held in the JCPML collection or in other institutions
around the world. The items are presented as: images (photographs, documents);
full text (contents of documents); audio and video (oral histories, sound
recordings, speeches, motion pictures); finding aids (text containing
information about the titles and descriptions of material which has not
been digitised). Available at http://dtl.lis.curtin.edu.au/.
• City of Sydney Archives: Archives Investigator
Provides ambient, context and content information about archival records
created by the Sydney City Council, other Councils absorbed by Sydney
City, and Sydney Festival Ltd. Available at http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/investigator/
Management tools
• Tabularium - an electronic control system for small archives at http://tabularium.records.nsw.gov.au/
• Archive Manager - A comprehensive archival documentation and management
application for Windows. Designed for use in schools, clubs and commercial
organisations, it caters for collections that typcially include both archival
records and items of memorabilia.
http://www.dataflair.com.au/default.htm
• Australian Science Archives Project: Bright Sparcs
This is a register of over 3,000 people involved in the development of
science, technology and medicine in Australia, including references to
their archival materials and bibliographic resources. Available at http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/bsparcshome.htm
• RecFind - Business Informations Management Solutions Inc records management system at http://www.infomgtsolutions.com/RecFind.htm.
• TRIM - Tower Records and Information Management website at http://www.towersoft.co.uk/
Recordkeeping infrastructure tools
Legislation
• National Archives of Australia: last legislation Archives Act 1983; the last major review completed in late 1996. See the report of the review’s findings in Australian Law Reform Commission. Review of the Archives Act of 1983 at http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/alrc/publications/issues/19/ALRCIP19.html
• Australian Capital Territory: Territory Records Act 2002 at http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/2002-18/default.asp
• New South Wales: State Records Act 1998 at http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/recordkeeping/state_records_act_1998_3641.asp
• Queensland: Public Records Act 2002. See the Plain English Guide to the State Records Act 2002 at http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/downloads/PRAplainenglishguide.pdf
• South Australia: State Records Act 1997 at http://www.archives.sa.gov.au/management/legislation.html#State_Records_Act,_1997
• Western Australia: State Records Act 2000 at http://www.sro.wa.gov.au/about/sra2000.asp
Standards
• Information about the Australian Standard for Records Management AS ISO 15489 – 2002. Available at http://www.naa.gov.au/records-management/im-framework/requirements/standards/as-iso-15489.aspx.
• International Standards Organisation (ISO) at http://www.iso.ch
• Design Criteria Standard for Electronic Records Management Software Applications (November 1997). The revised version of DoD 5015.2-STD, June 2002, defines the basic requirements based on operational, legislative and legal needs that must be met by records management application (RMA) products acquired by the Department of Defense (DoD) and its Components. It also defines requirements for RMA's managing classified records. Find out more at http://jitc.fhu.disa.mil/recmgt/standards.htm
Metadata standards
• Spirt Record Keeping Metadata Project at http://www.sims.monash.edu.au/research/rcrg/research/spirt/index.html
• National Archives of Australia and Office of Government Online. Australian Government Locator Service (AGLS) website, including the AGLS Metadata Standard, published as Australian Standard AS 5044 by Standards Australia in December 2002. Available at http://www.naa.gov.au/records-management/create-capture-describe/describe/agls/index.aspx
• National Archives of Australia. Recordkeeping Metadata Standard for Commonwealth Agencies at http://www.naa.gov.au/records-management/publications/RKMS.aspx
• State Records Authority of NSW. NSW Recordkeeping Metadata Standard. Sydney: SRA, June 2001. Available for downloading on the SRA website at http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/recordkeeping/nsw_recordkeeping_metadata_standard_4614.asp
Professional knowledge, education and publications
• Canada. Alliance of Libraries, Archives and Records Management (ALARM) in partnership with the Cultural Human Resources Council. Competency Profile: Information Resources Specialists in Archives, Libraries and Records Management: A Comprehensive Cross-Sectoral Competency Analysis. April, 1999. Available at http://www.travailenculture.ca/competencies/irmsProfile/irmsIntro-e.pdf
Recordkeeping education programs in Australia
• Australian Society of Archivists website provides information about ASA accredited records and archives courses available at Australian tertiary institutions at http://www.archivists.org.au/council/accreditedcourses.html
• The following Australian tertiary institutions currently (May 2008) offer courses in recordkeeping by distance learning, but you will need to visit the relevant institution's website for up-to-the-minute information about current offerings and fees.
- Curtin University of Technology: Department of Media and Information at http://www.humanities.curtin.edu.au/media_and_information.cfm
- Edith Cowan University: Faculty of Communication, Health and Science: School of Computer and Information Science at http://www.chs.ecu.edu.au/
- Monash University: Faculty of Information Technology: School of Information Management and Systems at http://www.sims.monash.edu.au/index.html.
- Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology: Faculty of Business. School of Business Information Technology at http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse?SIMID=i7l61p4f90ay.
Publications
• Australian Society of Archivists publications page provides a select list of publications available for order at http://www.archivists.org.au/publications