Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Exhibitions and childhood records...

State Records in South Australia has demonstrated the incredible value of childhood records, such as school records, through exhibition programs...http://www.archives.sa.gov.au/files/exhibit_brochure_scabby.pdf

Resources for educational archives...

State government archives in Australia have provided very useful guides to the range of records generated by government schools and educational administrators. The Queensland authority has produced an interesting web page - http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/Researchers/Resources/Pages/school-history.aspx

Sunday, October 13, 2013

Resources for educational archives...

National and state government archives in Australia provide wonderful support for archivists and recordkeepers. Digitisation is a very important part of an educational recordkeeper's role now, and I found this website to be very helpful - Pearce, J. (2010, May 24). Digitisation and the small archive, in Archives Outside. Retrieved June 7, 2012 from http://archivesoutside.records.nsw.gov.au/digitisation-and-the-small-archives/

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Recordkeeping guidelines...

In addition to national and international standards on recordkeeping, such as those published by Standards Australia, recordkeepers in Australian schools can seek guidance from government websites. In South Australia, recordkeepers in public schools can consult the State Records website as well as the DECD site (the state government for education and child development) in order to access documents related to the management of educational records and archives.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

The importance of school history...

Official school internet sites can provide important information about significant educational leaders and administrative timelines. See, for example, http://www.walford.net.au/page.php?id=30.

The importance of school history...

Internet sites for schools underline the importance of school photographs. See, for example, http://www.ascham.nsw.edu.au/About-Ascham/About-the-School/History-of-the-school

Monday, December 31, 2012

Project management in educational archives...

Project management in an educational archive could be greatly influenced by the origins of the project concept. If the project has been requested by administrators from outside the archive, then their request and their needs may have a very important impact on work schedules, funding or facilities, and connections between archive staff and others during the course of the project.