It's time to update your favourite links. The Continuum website has moved to a different technology platform to enable quicker, easier content management and the addition of new functionality. The homepage address is now: http://continuum.archives.govt.nz
New content available on the site includes:
Forum presentations for December and March, including video web casts: http://continuum.archives.govt.nz/previous-forum-papers.html
Updates on current projects: http://continuum.archives.govt.nz/current-projects-and-news.html
E-Newsletters: http://continuum.archives.govt.nz/government-recordkeeping-news.html
Work is progressing well on development of an interim digital repository, scheduled to go live this July, which will enable Archives to start taking limited transfers of digital public archives. The Digital Sustainability team is building the system on open source software solutions Fedora and Fez, together with several digital preservation software tools. It will be home both to born digital records and to digitised archives from Archives New Zealand's existing holdings. If your organisation is interested to partner with us on trial transfers, please contact Gillian Oliver, Senior Advisor, Digital Sustainability Programme: Gillian.Oliver@archives.govt.nz
You're invited to give us your views on the draft Archives New Zealand Appraisal Policy. The policy is to establish a framework for assisting all those undertaking an appraisal of records within the New Zealand government context.
The policy includes:
• a definition of appraisal in the New Zealand government context
• an outline of the need for appraisal:
- in the context of government recordkeeping
- for the purposes of determining which records become public archives
• the principles of good records appraisal
• a set of collection objectives which articulate Archives New Zealand’s view on what type of records are significant enough to become a public archive.
The policy and feedback forms can be found on the Continuum website at: http://continuum.archives.govt.nz/appraisal-policy.html
Mark your calendar for the next Archives New Zealand’s Government Recordkeeping Forum in Wellington on Wednesday, 4 June 2008, 1.00 – 4.00 pm, at the National Library Auditorium. This forum will focus on recordkeeping strategies when organisations are contracting out functions or undergoing organisational change.
Training courses are proving popular but a few spaces still remain. Due to demand an additional Public Records Act and Local Government Records and Archives course has been added in Wellington on 6-7 August.
To register or find more information, visit: http://continuum.archives.govt.nz/government-recordkeeping-training.html or contact rktraining@archives.govt.nz.
This week, Evelyn Wareham is moving to the new role of Programme Manager, Digital Sustainability at Archives New Zealand. She will be leading the development of Archives New Zealand's capacity to support long-term retention of digital information. Stephen Clarke will be Acting Manager Government Recordkeeping Programme until a permanent appointment is made.
Recordkeeping enquiries: rkadvice@archives.govt.nz
Postal address: PO Box 12-050
Physical address: 10 Mulgrave St, Wellington, New Zealand
Phone: (04) 499 5595