7.3. > Reading List

The following publications, some of which were drawn on in the development of this Standard, give further useful information on archival access to records.

(Note that this reference list has not been comprehensively reviewed and revised, nor have all URLs been checked as part of the 2006 revision. Only newly revised items in the body text have been revised.)

7.3.1. > Recommended Reading for Access Providers

Archives New Zealand Recordkeeping Standards

• Continuum Recordkeeping Resource Kit. Available online: continuum.archives.govt.nz

Guidelines for Professional Best Practice

• Public Services Quality Group for Archives and Local Government, National Standard for Access to Archives, Final Draft, 1999, available online at: http://www.pro.gov.uk/
• Archives and Records Association of New Zealand, Policy on Access to Archives, Archifacts, 1991, pp. 67-69.
• ALA-SAA Joint Statement on Access: Guidelines for Access to Original Research Materials, 1994, available online at: http://www.archivists.org/
• Obstacles to the Access, Use and Transfer of Information from Archives: RAMP Study, prepared by Michel Duchein, Paris, 1983.
• The Education of Staff and Users for the Proper Handling of Archival Materials: A RAMP Study with Guidelines, prepared by Helen Forde, Paris, 1991.
• Access to Archival Records: A Review of Current Issues: A RAMP Study, prepared by Gabrielle Blais, Paris, 1995.
  
  RAMP studies are available online at: http://www.unesco.org/webworld/portal_archives/
• Sigrid McCausland, 'Access and Reference Services', Keeping Archives, editor: Judith Ellis, second edition, Melbourne, 1993.
• Chris Szekely, Te Ropu Whakahau, Te Ara Tika, Guiding Voices: Maori Opinion on Libraries and Information Needs, Wellington, 1997.
• Paul Conway, Partners in Research: Improving Access to the Nation's Archive, Pittsburgh, 1994.
• Elena S. Danielson, 'The Ethics of Access', American Archivist, 52, (1989).
• World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative Guidelines, available online at: http://www.w3.org/WAI/

National Standards

• NZS 4121:1985 Code of Practice for Design for Access and Use of Buildings and Facilities by Disabled Persons
• AS/NZS 3906:1994, Quality of Service - Guide to Customer Expectations
• AS 4269:1995, Complaints handling

Government Policies and Guidelines

• Policy Framework for Government-held Information (1997), available online: http://www.ssc.govt.nz/Documents/policy_framework_for_Government_.htm
• New Zealand Government Data Management Policies and Standards, (2001), available online at: http://www.e.govt.nz/standards/e-gif/datamanagement-policies
• New Zealand Government Web Guidelines, v.2.1 (2002), available online: http://www.e.govt.nz/standards/web-guidelines/web-guidelines-v-2-1
• New Zealand Government Locator Service, 2001, available online: http://www.e-government.govt.nz/
• Official Information Act 1982 Guidelines, available online: http://www.ombudsmen.govt.nz/
• Privacy Act 1993 Guidelines, available online: http://www.knowledge-basket.co.nz/privacy/
• Security in Government Departments manual, 1994, revised 2001, available online: http://www.security.govt.nz/sigs/
• Guidelines for Setting Charges in the Public Sector, available online: http://www.treasury.govt.nz/