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Information Awareness Week unites industry practitioners across the globe. Notably, this event welcomes all professionals, irrespective of their association memberships, fostering a truly inclusive environment.

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5:00 PM - 6:30 PM ONLINE / PARKES Organised by the National Archives of Australia and presented by the Australian Society of Archivists, A Life in Archives: Honouring the Legacy of Dr Peter Orlovich recognises the outstanding career and contributions of Dr Peter Orlovich, a pioneering figure in Australian archival education and practice. Dr Orlovich established Australia’s first graduate training course for archivists at the University of New South Wales and made significant contributions to archival training, community archives, and local history throughout his career.
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Stonyfell Professional Development Term 2 Event at St Peter's Girls School and Archives
Annual General Meeting / Thursday, 09 Jul 2026
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Annual General Meeting and Presentation

Archives & Manuscripts


Vol 52 No 1 (2024)
Special Issue: Research and Practice

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Access the "Telling Our Stories":
The Arrangement and Description of Archives Amid Administrative and Technological Change
A collection of original articles by Peter J. Scott and collaborators, with modern reflections on his career and writing, and edited by Adrian Cunningham, The Arrangement and Description of Archives Amid Administrative and Technological Change: Essays by and about Peter Scott establishes Scott as one of the giants of Australian archival thinking. The landmark works in this book describe the founding of the Commonwealth Records Series (CRS) System and are... Details
Describing Archives in Context: A Guide to the Australasian Practice
The Australian Society of Archivists' Descriptive Standards Committee has prepared this document to explain a significant aspect of Australian archival descriptive practice, the Australian series system.
Ethics, Lies and Archives
The Proceedings of a one day seminar conducted by the Canberra Branch of the Australian Society of Archivists on 20 May 1993.

Edited by: Stephen York, Anne-Marie Schwirtlich and Laurine Teakle
Keeping Archives 3rd Edition
Richly illustrated, packed with practical examples and tools, Keeping Archives is the most comprehensive and popular guide to establishing, managing and developing archives. Written by professional archivists and conservators this authoritative text is theoretically robust but accessible to all. It is the essential guide for anyone embarking on a career in archives and for those navigating the diversity of archival condundrums, big or small.

The third edition builds on... Details
Made, Kept & Used
A must-have publication for every records manager and archivist covering the key area of access to records and archives.

The Made, Kept & Used seminar focused on the key area of access to records and archives, which is one of the crucial roles undertaken by archivists and recordkeepers. This publication is based on that seminar and includes the following papers:

  • Access: The Democratic Imperative (Dr Eric Ketelaar)
  • Access: The Success of... Details
Records Retention & Disposal Schedule for Non-Government Schools - 2nd Edition
The Records Retention & Disposal Schedule, 2nd Edition (2018) (RRDS) has been redeveloped from an earlier version (2007) to meet changes to legislation, revised and new industry standards, changed community expectation and findings and recommendations from government enquiries into institutions with a duty of care for children. A review of the 2018 edition was undertaken in 2021, and although there has been a great deal of discussion about recordkeeping in schools since that time, ... Details
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