Future Proof – Protecting our digital future

One of the persistent challenges of digital records management is the creation and capture of appropriate records of our business. In our current digital environment, records creation and capture is largely decentralised. There is no longer a cardiganed records manager creating and filing records on everyone’s behalf. Instead, users are responsible for creating and capturing […]

We have been busy redesigning our Podcast page and we hope that with the new page, it will be easier to search and access the latest podcasts and accompanying presentation slides. Why change it? We have noticed that our Podcasts page has been getting long and growing, and it is starting to get unwieldy to […]

In our previous blog posts “Thinking more about moving email to the cloud” and “Cloud email – what’s happening with the information?”, we explored the drivers and potential information management issues on moving to cloud email. Also, we alluded to developing a guideline on cloud email. We are pleased to announce the release of our new guideline […]

Data visualisation has the digital universe all mesmerised and here at State Records, we are always interested in learning what other agencies are doing on this space. The DX Lab at the State Library of NSW has already started experimenting on visualising its data. They have produced some amazing data visualisation projects which showcase the […]

Much has been made of privacy concerns around the 2016 Australian census. Unfairly or not, much of the early discourse[1] was centred on the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ intention to retain name and address information for four years. Many commentators have shared their views on whether they trust the government on how they will use […]

We recently convened our regular hex-hebdomadal Digital Implementers Group meeting. Dr Ann Turner shared some fascinating insights into her experiences consolidating six distinct TRIM implementations into a single TRIM instance for the Department of Family and Community Services (FACS). Dr Richard Lehane spoke about the philosophy and practice of our Digital State Archives.

The presentations and podcasts from the Records Managers Forum held 19th July are now available on Future Proof.  The Forum promotes communication between NSW public sector records managers and provides an opportunity to exchange news and discuss issues of current concern. The Records Managers’ Forum celebrated the 20th year anniversary of AS 4390: Records Management, […]

The following is an insight from the Digital Archives team here at State Records with a fascinating look back at our recent digital history. On 30 June 1992, First State Computing transferred the database that had been used in the recently ended Royal Commission into the Former Chelmsford Private Hospital and Mental Health Services in […]

Last week, the Digital Implementers Group, met at their regular six weekly meeting. A diverse group attended from various tiers of government to discuss E-approvals and associated challenges. Some members have already started the process and others want to learn more.

One of the greatest issues facing Records Management is the changing nature of our role as Information Professionals. As systems, functions, departments, and technologies evolve and integrate, so too does the requirements of our work.