Implementation of Globally Harmonised Software Specifications for Records

Richard Blake’s  intervention tackles with the importance of having good software as a prerequisite for good records management. However, even if the software is a good application, it may not ensure records management if bad configured.
Some ISO standards already deal with this issue, namely ISO 15489 (records management) and ISO 23081 (metadata for records), as [...]

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Caroline Kimbell, Finding the right balance between digitization and reuse of archives

Caroline Kimbell, Head of Licensing at The National Archives of England and Wales (TNA) with the responsibility for the digitization programme, talked today about the balance and tensions between reuse and digitization of archives.
Caroline started the session by explaining why TNA’s online strategy has not reduced the number of readers coming every year to [...]