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Seminar

Reference, Access and Public Programs Special Interest Group (RAPPSIG) Seminar

Date and time: Wednesday 6 August 2008, 9am – 1pm

Venue: Karri Room, Parmelia Hilton Perth Hotel, Mill Street, Perth.

Description: The theme of RAPPSIG 2008 will be Looking to the future. Join us for a half-day seminar which will look at some of the current issues and challenges. Speakers will be discussing a range of topics including the role of the reference archivist in the appraisal process, access and the ACT archives and the ongoing challenges facing the 'virtual archivist' in meeting user expectations.

Speakers: Speakers will include representatives from the National, State and Territory archives.

Maximum number of participants: 90

Cost: $65 for ASA, ALIA and ACA members; $75 for ICHORA4 attendees; $117 for RMAA members and $130 for non-Members. Morning tea and lunch will be provided.

To register for this Workshop, please indicate your attendance on the ASA Conference Registration Form.

Enquiries about Workshop content (not for registration): Christine Yeats, Convenor of RAPPSIG, at accman@records.nsw.gov.au

Workshops

Workshop: Describing Archives in Context – The Series System Unlocked

Date and time: Wednesday 6 August 2-5pm

Venue: Karri Room, Parmelia Hilton Perth Hotel, Mill Street, Perth.

Presenters: Chair: Dr Sigrid McCausland, ASA Education Officer, assisted by leading members of the ASA.

Description: Would you like to know more about the Australian series system, how it works and how it can be adapted to describe archives in many different institutional contexts? Or does the series system need demystifying for you? Come to this workshop and be enlightened.

The workshop will explain the principles of the series system. It will look at the components of the series system and their application. The workshop will then discuss implementation issues for archives, drawing on experiences in government and non-government settings. This workshop will be based around the ASA publication Describing Archives in Context: A Guide to Australasian Practice (2007). There will be practical exercises and handouts will be provided.

Describing Archives in Context: Unlocking the Series System is intended to familiarise participants with series systems concepts and the practicalities of the use of the series system in describing archives, for example in school, religious, collecting archives or local government archives. Participants will be provided with information and tools to support the implementation of the series system on their return to the workplace.

Maximum number of participants: 30

Cost: $50 for ASA, ALIA and ACA members; $50 for ICHORA4 attendees; $90 for RMAA members and $100 for non-Members.
Afternoon Tea Provided.

To register for this Workshop, please indicate your attendance on the ASA Conference Registration Form.

Enquiries about Workshop content (not for registration): Sigrid McCausland, ASA Education Officer at: education@archivists.org.au.

Workshop: Archival Strategy for Databases

Date and Time: Wednesday 6 August 2008 (Whole day 9am – 5pm)

Venue: Lab 13. 230. School of Computer and Information Science, Edith Cowan University, 2 Bradford St, Mount Lawley, WA, 6050.

Description: Edith Cowan University's School of Computer and Information Science will offer a professional development program on archival strategy for databases. Presentations and workshops will explore methods for managing databases for persistence, preservation planning for databases, migrating databases using eXtensible Markup Language (XML) and the consequences of strategy for accessibility and compliance.

Presenters:
Justin Brown
Justin is a full-time lecturer at SCIS in 2002, specialising in authoring and teaching web programming based units. His PhD in Information Science was awarded the Faculty of Computing, Health and Science’s Research Medal in 2006. Justin’s research interests include Web applications, Web security, E-Learning, XML and data transformation systems and Portable systems. His teaching interests include web-based technologies, with a focus on database-driven sites, and teaching methodologies that allow for the highest level of knowledge acquisition for students with little or no technical background.

Mark Brogan
Mark Brogan is a Lecturer at SCIS and current Course Coordinator for the Master of Information Technology. In 2006, he completed a PhD in Information Science that investigated business transformation and the Internet. His research interests include digital memory, knowledge management, E-business, E-Government and E-tourism. He is the organiser/coordinator of the popular ECUBit series of CIT conferences and his publications include interactive CDROM learning packages and numerous articles and conference papers. He is a joint investigator with Dr Leisa Armstrong of wireless applications in tourism, the subject of two research grants from the Cooperative Research Centre for Sustainable Tourism.

Who should attend?: Records, archives and information systems professionals new to managing structured information sources for persistence or seeking an enterprise perspective on archival database preservation.

A full description of the workshop program is available online at: http://www.chs.ecu.edu.au/portals/LIS/courses/short-courses.php#archivaldatabases

Cost: $360 inclusive of 20% discount to ASA Conference delegates. Includes all meals and course materials.

Maximum number of participants: 30.

Registration: Registration & payment can be made by completing the registration form on the ECU web site. Payment options include credit cards.
Enquiries: l.mccormack@ecu.edu.au

Tours

The Kodja Place, Kojonup

Time: Wednesday 6 August 2008, Full Day Tour – 8am to 6pm

Description: The Kodja Place, in Kojonup, is the story of country Australia – as experienced by one farming community in south western Australia. It welds state of the art design and technologies with the simple directness of the traditional Noongar style of storytelling - we use our own words and our own images to tell own story – it is not the packaged words of outside experts.

Four years in the making - Kodja Place is a heartfelt attempt by one community to explore and present its common story. Built to strengthen reconciliation between the communities that make up this community, the centre has involved hundreds of local people, across the spectrum of this vibrant community. It was created by the community whose story it presents.

All this has been built around the Kodja – the Noongar stone Axe from which Kojonup and the centre draw their name.
Kojonup is approximately a 3 hour drive from Perth. Further information on the keeping place: http://www.kodjaplace.net.au/

Numbers: Maximum 48

Cost: $80 per person including lunch and bus transportation to the Kodja Place. Enquiries: Alan.ralph@naa.gov.au or jsassoon@graduate.uwa.edu.au

Organizers: ASA and ICHORA4 Conference Committees in association with the ASA’s Indigenous Issues Special Interest Group.

Registration: To register your attendance on this tour, please ensure you indicate your preference and pre-pay using the ASA Conference Registration Form.

New Norcia Day Trip

Time: Sunday 10 August 20087:30 am (leave Perth) - 6:00 pm (arrive back in Perth)

Description:
A day trip to visit the New Norcia Benedictine Community, home of one of the finest collections of moveable heritage in Australia. A fascinating array of artefacts tell the story of New Norcia’s eclectic history. The Chapels and Galleries feature magnificent frescoes, religious paintings by Spanish and Italian Masters and Australian Contemporary Artists. The Archives house records from the many ‘agencies’ that have existed within the Community, including several schools.

Highlights:

  1. Guided tour of the town including a ‘look behind closed doors’
  2. Visit to the monks’ own Monastery and beautifully frescoed College Chapels otherwise not open to the public
  3. Access to some of the town’s 27 heritage-listed buildings
  4. Lunch at the magnificent New Norcia Hotel
  5. Visit to the New Norcia Museum, Art Gallery and Gift Shop featuring a superb range of local wine, produce, art, books and music.
  6. Relax and socialise with fellow archivists and see some of WA’s beautiful countryside

Numbers: 30 maximum, preference given to members of the School Archives and Religious Collections SIGs.

Hosts: Margaret Paterson and the WA School Archives SIG in conjunction with the New Norcia Benedictine Community

Short biography of hosts:
Margaret Paterson is the School Archivist at Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School and the Convenor of both the Western Australian and National School Archives SIG. She led the WA School Archives SIG on an inspirational tour to New Norcia in 2006. The WA School Archives SIG is an active and well motivated group which meets at least four times per year, providing its members with valuable support, professional development and camaraderie. Many members are keen to return to New Norcia and look forward to hosting conference attendees on that visit.

Cost: $80 person including New Norcia entries and tour, morning and afternoon tea and coach transport from Perth to New Norcia and return. Participants will need to pay for their own lunch.

Coordinator: Margaret Paterson

Organizers: WA School Archives SIG

Registration: To register you attendance on this tour, please ensure you indicate your preference and pre-pay using the ASA Conference Registration Form.

Cancellation policy for ASA Conference workshops, seminars and tours

Cancellations must be in writing. Cancellations made before 6 July 2008 will be refunded, less 30% to cover administration costs. No registration refunds will be made after this date. The conference registration managers, must be advised in writing of any alterations or transfers.