Category Archives: Recordkeeping

UTS Information Management courses: The right stuff for digital transition

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Conni

Following on from my previous post, on the subject of cross functional education for  information managers, I’m seriously impressed with the courses offered by the University of Technology Sydney. http://handbook.uts.edu.au/courses/c04203.html#F8 In particular I like the following subjects – core for … Continue reading →

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Will records managers be the next technology refugees?

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Conni

The Australian government’s digital transition policy intends to move all Australian government agencies to digital recordkeeping over the next few years. It’s not hard to see why. Commonwealth agencies are currently spending $200 million plus a year storing paper records. … Continue reading →

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C is for Continuum

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Conni

The records continuum concept is defined as ‘a consistent and coherent process of records management throughout the life of records, from the development of recordkeeping systems through the creation and preservation of records, to their retention and use as archives.’ … Continue reading →

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The value of Metadata

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Conni

One of the best chapters I’ve ever read about metadata can be found in Darin Stewart’s book Building Enterprise Taxonomies. To quote Stewart: Metadata is a hard sell. It is expensive to create and difficult to maintain. Executives have a … Continue reading →

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Still more evidence to support investment in good information management systems

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Conni

The LexisNexis Workplace Productivity Survey 1,700 white collar workers in five countries – the United States, China, South Africa, United Kingdom and Australia – were asked about their experience of, and attitudes towards, information in the workplace. The study reveals … Continue reading →

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“It’s time for Information Governance”

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Conni

This timely article by Barclay Blair is the first in a series about Information Governance published this week in CIO Update. It provides good definitions and examples of information governance and helps to establish records management’s part within the bigger … Continue reading →

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DIRKS Methodology still delivering key elements for RIM architectures

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Conni

In 2002, the International Standard for Records Management (ISO 15489) introduced a methodology for the development of records classification schemes and retention schedules. This methodology, known as DIRKS (Designing and Implementing Recordkeeping Systems), evolved out of the Australian Standard for … Continue reading →

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