Why Oral Histories Matter

In the latest blog post from Margot Note Consulting, the importance of oral histories in archival management takes center stage. This article underscores how oral history projects, comprised of recorded interviews, play a pivotal role in capturing untold stories and...

Balancing Legacy in Government Agencies

These resources are aimed at government agencies however they provide useful advice to any organisation facing the question of destroying original records where digitised copies exist or embarking on a digitisation project.  General Records Authority 31 (GRA 31)...

Developing a Digitisation Strategy

It is important that organisations plan a digitisation strategy, so they can make the most of the budget available to them and avoid costly mistakes. Planning a digitisation strategy can be daunting: not only should a strategy be complementary to an organisation’s...

Copyright Fact Sheets

The Australian Copyright Council (ACC) have created some useful factsheets. There are over 100 in total. We’ve curated a list of the top eight we think are most relevant to anyone undertaking collection preservation and digitisation activities. Each fact sheet...