The Appraisal Process: Part One – Getting started
This is the first in a series of blogs about the Appraisal Process from the Archives New Zealand Disposal and Acquisitions team.Appraisal is……the process of identifying the records that should be...
View ArticleDraft Records and information management standard for consultation
Records and information management standard Archives New Zealand is consulting on the draft Records and information management standard and the accompanying implementation guide. The standard sets out...
View ArticleThe Appraisal Process: Part Two – Guidance and Templates
This is the second in a series of blogs about the Appraisal Process from the Archives New Zealand Disposal and Acquisitions team.Using the guidance and templates provided by Archives New Zealand is...
View ArticleConsultation opportunities for the new draft Records and information...
Consultation opportunities for the new draft Records and information management standardLast week we announced the consultation of the draft Records and information management standard and accompanying...
View ArticleThe Appraisal Process: Part Three - Value Statements
The value statement, or evaluation section, of each class is the most important part of the appraisal report. It is essential in providing justification for the disposal actions of your public...
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The Appraisal Process: Part Four – Drafting Process
What do you need to do when drafting your Appraisal Report and Retention and Disposal Schedule?Start with reading the Appraisal StatementThe Appraisal Statement sets out Archives New Zealand’s...
View ArticlePresentation and video from public meeting for draft new standard - feedback...
The public meetings, as part of the consultation process for the draft Records and information management standard, have been held in Auckland and Wellington. It was good to see many of you there and...
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The Appraisal Process: Part Five – Formal review to Intention to Dispose
Formal ReviewAt this point your agency has spent a lot of time working on the drafting process but the target is still a few steps away. You’ve got your Appraisal Report and Retention and Disposal...
View ArticleThe Appraisal Process: Part Six – Signing off and Implementation
Intention to DisposeThe previous blog in this series explained the formal review to intention to dispose process. The intention to dispose notification is published on the Archives New Zealand website...
View ArticleThe Appraisal Process: Part Seven - Working together – Expectations during...
The whole appraisal process is made much easier when we know what to expect from each other. The most important thing to remember is to stay in touch with Archives New Zealand during all stages of the...
View ArticleThe digital world and records management - ISO 15489
ISO 15489-1:2016 – Part 1 has been updated!Some historyThe International Standard on Records Management, ISO 15489, was launched in October 2001 in two parts (Part 1: General and Part 2: Guidelines)....
View ArticleThe Importance of Checksums
As we increasingly work in the digital world there are new areas of work for information and records managers. We need to understand our agency’s capability to participate in these. Archives New...
View ArticleChanges to the records toolkit ahead
Kia ora tātouAs toolkit users you need to know that we are working behind the scenes to refresh the toolkit website and that these changes will be 'front-of-house' shortly. You may have noticed that it...
View ArticleNew Information and records management standard released.
As some of you may be aware, we have been busy working on how we can improve how Archives New Zealand operates under the Public Records Act 2005 (the Act). The first and perhaps the most important part...
View ArticleALGIM symposium keynote from Chief Archivist
The 2016 Association of Local Government Information Management (ALGIM) Information Management / Records Symposium was held in Wellington this week. Marilyn Little, Chief Archivist, gave the opening...
View ArticleWhat's new? Records toolkit changes to support new standard and guidance
Welcome to new users of the toolkit! For those of you who have been using the site for a while you will have noticed the changes made to support the new Information and records management standard and...
View ArticleInnovative ways to use your ECM system
The term ECM – that is Enterprise Content Management is being heard more and more.But what can these systems do? What value could they add to your organisation?At the recent ECMaaS forum, run by the...
View ArticleTraining and supporting your users
How does your organisation train and support users in information and records management? There are challenges in keeping up with this continual task. Helping new staff get onboard and also engaging...
View ArticleInformation and records management standard: what's next?
Archives New Zealand is working on improvements to the way we operate under the Public Records Act 2005 (the Act). The first tranche of work to optimise our regulatory role was completed in July with...
View ArticleArchives 2057 Discussion Document - your feedback needed
We need your input to help Archives New Zealand develop a long-term strategy. We want your feedback on the ideas and strategic focus areas outlined in our discussion document. Are we thinking about the...
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