Archives : record keeping in society

Edited by Sue McKemmish, Michael Piggott, Barbara Reed and Frank Upward
Published by Centre for Information Studies (2005)

ISBN: 1876938846

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Book description
Archives : record keeping in society explores the role of archives in various cultural, organisational and historical contexts. Its purpose is to provide a conceptual base for archival science which incorporates both established and emerging ideas within the discipline.

About the author
Professor Sue McKemmish is head of the School of Information Management & Systems and Director of the Enterprise Information Research Group at Monash University. She holds Australia's first chair in archival systems. Professor McKemmish's current roles include member of the Standards Australia Recordkeeping Metadata Committee, member of the Australian Society of Archivists Descriptive Standards Committee and expert adviser to the AGLS (Australian Government Locator Service) Working Group. Professor McKemmish was awarded Laureate of the Australian Society of Archivists and also received the Australian Society of Archivists Mander Jones Publication Award in 1996.

Mr Frank Upward is a Lecturer in the School of Information Management & Systems at Monash University.

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