Future Proof – Protecting our digital future

http://www.flickr.com/photos/intersectionconsulting/3835278947/ Here are some possible information risks that could be affecting your organisation and some ideas on why they might be occurring. Give us your feedback on whether these risks are impacting you, what is causing them and any solutions you have put in place for their mitigation. If after reading this post you recognise any […]

From the nature of our enquiries this month, it seems that the NSW Government’s ICT Strategy is really encouraging people to consider their information management requirements. In particular, it seems to be getting people to consider the management of their social media systems and the information that is produced within them. It is excellent that people […]

Over the next few weeks Future Proof will be exploring social media use in government. We will be issuing a series of posts that look at how NSW government is using social media and the types of business that are being conducted on social media channels. In particular we will be examining strategies for using recordkeeping as a support […]

  http://www.flickr.com/photos/jameslaing/3766091432/ As a profession we urgently need to start mythbusting. I think we need to start countering the negative myths and stereotypes that are surrounding our role because persistent myths and stereotypes about records management are starting to threaten business information. These stereotypes are also threatening records and information management as a profession. In […]

Here is a quick overview of the key digital recordkeeping issues that State Records staff have dealt with in September. If you have any comments on the advice we have provided,  please do get in contact and tell us! We love to get your feedback.

A little while ago in our post on professional collaboration, we promoted research done by Hany SalahEldeen and Michael Nelson at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia which showed that one year after the Egyptian Revolution, 11% of the social media content documenting this momentous event has disappeared. In our post we warned that information […]

In August Cassie, Richard and I attended a Build-a-thon workshop at Mosman Library.  To commemorate the centenary of World War I, Mosman Library is creating a rich online collection of materials about the war experiences of Mosman residents. The Build-a-thon was led by Dr Tim Sherratt, a digital historian, web developer and cultural data hacker […]

Image by t.magnum at http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickperez/2569423078/ On 31 August State Records sent out a survey request to all its recipients of the For The Record newsletter, asking them to complete a short survey on Electronic Document and Records Management Systems (EDRMS) use in NSW government. This informal information survey ran for 2 weeks, until 12 September. 62 […]

It is with sadness that State Records farewells Janet Knight. After working at State Records for 22 excellent years, Janet has decided to move on to a very exciting job in the Commonwealth government. We wish her all the very, very best for her exciting future but we will miss her!

Each month we report on the digital recordkeeping enquiries we receive in the Government Recordkeeping area at State Records. We want to share information about what recordkeeping issues are being discussed in the NSW public sector, publish the advice we are giving to government agencies about digital recordkeeping issues, help others who may be facing similar […]