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An excellent, comprehensive bibliography of readings for archives/records professionals, Resources For Archival & Records Management Studies: Readings and Web Sites was created and is maintained by Professor Richard J Cox of the University of Pittsburgh School of Library & Information Sciences at http://www2.sis.pitt.edu/~rcox/RESOURCESPreface.htm
Relevant professional print & e-journals on recordkeeping
American Archivist 1993- semi-annual journal
of the Society of American Archivists
http://www.archivists.org
Archivaria 1991- semi-annual journal of the
Association of Canadian Archivists
http://archivists.ca/publications/archivaria.aspx
Archives & Manuscripts 1993- semi-annual
journal of the Australian Society of Archivists
http://www.archivists.org.au
Archives & Museums Informatics.
Selected articles by the principal consultants are also available at the
A&MI website at http://www.archimuse.com
D-Lib Magazine
http://www.dlib.org
Provenance. An electronic journal for information
professionals.
http://www.netpac.com/provenance
Selected readings
Duchein, Michel, Obstacles to the Access, Use and Transfer of Information From Archives: A RAMP Study. Paris: UNESCO, 1983.
Ellis, Judith, editor. Keeping Archives. Second Edition. Port Melbourne: DW Thorpe, 1993.
International Records Management Trust (IRMT). Management
of Public Sector Records Training Materials. London: IRMT, 1999.
Comprehensive set of modules, manuals, case studies conveying principles
and solutions to actual problems involving recordkeeping for good governance
and safeguarding civil and human rights.
Send orders to IRMT, 12 John Street, London WC1N 2EB UK or go to http://www.irmt.org/
and follow the prompts.
Kennedy, Jay and Cherryl Schauder, Records Management: A Guide for Students and Practitioners of Records Management. Melbourne: Addison, Wesley, Longman 1998.
Pederson, Ann E., Mark Brogan & Alin Huma, Documenting
Society. Version 2.0. Perth: Edith Cowan University, 2000. CD-ROM.
The CD-ROM is available for purchase from: Senior Administrative Officer,
International and Commercial Office, Faculty of Computing Health and Science,
Edith Cowan University, 100 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup, Western Australia,
6027.
Robek, Mary F., Gerald F. Brown & David O. Stephens, Information and Records Management. 4th. Edition. New York: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill,1996.
Standards Australia. Australian Standard for Records Management AS ISO 15489 – 2002 Homebush, NSW: Standards Association of Australia, 1996.
State Records Authority of New South Wales. Government Recordkeeping Manual. 4 loose-leaf volumes. Sydney: SRANSW, 1999-date.
State Records Authority of New South Wales and National Archives of Australia.
Designing and Implementing Recordkeeping Systems
(DIRKS Manual).
http://www.naa.gov.au/records-management/publications/dirks-manual.aspx
State University of New York at Albany. Center for Technology in Government
http://www.ctg.albany.edu
University of Pittsburgh. School of Information Sciences. Project on
the Functional Requirements for Evidence in Recordkeeping. Framework For
Business Acceptable Communications. Follow the instructions and use the internet archive to find the site.
http://www2.sis.pitt.edu/%7Ercox/FunReqs.htm
Software for recordkeeping
RecFind
http://www.infomgtsolutions.com/RecFind.htm
Tabularium
http://tabularium.records.nsw.gov.au/
TRIM http://www.towersoft.com.au
General or 'Gateway Sites'
ARCHON - Based and focussed upon the needs of UK archivists and manuscripts
curators, this site has valuable links to repositories and training institutions.
Of special interest is the link to professional resources and associations
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archon/
Canadian Archival Resources on the Internet - Created and maintained
by Cheryl Avery, University of Saskatchewan Archives and Steve Billinton,
Archives of Ontario. This site is a model for those wishing to set up
a comprehensive directory of sites. Especially valuable are its links
to other international gateways.
http://www.archivescanada.ca/car/menu.html
Canadian Heritage Information Network(CHIN). This comprehensive organisation
has a number of publications and reports of interest to recordkeeping
professionals.
http://www.chin.gc.ca/English/index.html
CoOL. Conservation OnLine: Resources for Conservation Professionals.
Gateway to websites and other resources on preservation of records, archives
and library materials.
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu
Of special interest is the Archives Preservation
Resource Review which is a comprehensive listing of sources, many
with links to the actual articles and documents.
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byauth/kaplan/kaplan.html
Directory of Archives in Australia.
http://www.archivists.org.au/directory/asa_urls.htm
Encoded Archival Description[EAD] Projects: The EAD Document Type Definition
(DTD) Official Website is a standard for encoding archival finding aids
using the Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML). The standard is
maintained in the Network Development and MARC Standards Office of the
Library of Congress (LC) in partnership with the Society of American Archivists
and the site has links to most of the projects and products using this
approach.
http://www.loc.gov/ead
Ready, 'Net, GO! Archival Internet Resources. US focussed gateway that
is specially good for explaining searching tools and strategies for exploring
the Internet.
http://www.tulane.edu/~lmiller/ArchivesResources.html
Records and Information Management Resources on the Internet. This essential
site of more than 3400 websites was developed and maintained by Alan S.
Zaben as a service to professionals.
http://www.irmstrategies.com/links/rmrl.html
Selected public archives in English speaking countries
National Archives of Australia (NAA)
http://www.naa.gov.au
Library and Archives Canada
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/index-e.html
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) USA
http://www.nara.gov
Public Record Office (UK)
http://www.pro.gov.uk
State Records Authority of New South Wales
http://www.records.nsw.gov.au
Professional association sites
Association of Canadian Archivists (ACA)
http://archivists.ca./
The Australian Society of Archivists, Inc. (ASA)
http://www.archivists.org.au
ARMA International (ARMA)
http://www.arma.org
This site also has links to other professional associations with interests
in recordkeeping.
International Council on Archives (ICA)
http://www.ica.org
International Records Management Trust (IRMT)
http://www.irmt.org
The Records Management Association of Australia (RMAA)
http://www.rmaa.com.au
The Society of American Archivists (SAA) This important site has useful
contacts and links and especially an extensive list of publications which
can be ordered by mail or electronically.
http://www.archivists.org
The Society of Archivists (UK)
http://www.archives.org.uk
Professional issues and research
Monash University. Records Continuum Research Group. Publications and
Reports.
http://www.sims.monash.edu.au/research/rcrg/
Listservs & newsletters
AUS-Archivists ListServ.
Email address is aus-archivists@asap.unimelb.edu.au
To subscribe, send the message: subscribe aus-archivists to majordomo@asap.unimelb.edu.au
(with no subject line or signature)
Index to the Aus-Archivists Listserv. Maintained by the Australian Science
Archives Project
http://WWW.ASAP.UNIMELB.EDU.AU/asa/aus-archivists/
ASA Electronic Records Special Interest Group Newsletter.
http://www.archivists.org.au/asa-newsletters
E-RECS-L ListServ. This listserv is moderated by Tom Ruller of the New
York State Archives and Records Administration (SARA) is the only listserv
dedicated exclusively to electronic records issues. The information is
a mixture of postings on archival issues and technology. More importantly,
however, this the best place to post an electronic records question because
there are over a thousand subscribers worldwide on this listserv. Available
in digest form; can query listserv archives by subject or keyword.
To subscribe to ERECS Type "Sub ERECS-L" in the message body
- do not fill in message subject line and send to listserv@uacsc2.albany.edu
RECMGMT-L ListServ. Focus on records management practices and issues.
To subscribe to RECMGMT-L, leave the subject field blank and type "SUBSCRIBE
RECMGMT-L [then type your full name]"' in the body of the message. Address
the message to LISTSERV@LISTS.UFL.EDU