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* Archives matter - a new publication available free from the Australian Society of Archivists which promotes the role of archives and archivists in our society http://www.archivists.org.au/

* Australian Society of Archivists http://www.archivists.org.au

Pearce-Moses, R. (2005). A glossary of archival and records terminology. Chicago: Society of American Archivists. http://www.archivists.org/glossary/index.asp

You are encouraged to join as student members under the Associate membership category for an annual fee of $50 (inc GST). See membership details at http://www.archivists.org.au/about/membership.You can download the formhere: http://www.archivists.org.au/about/membership Note the following from the membership officer: Please do remind students that evidence of student status (copy of student card, etc.) is required for allapplications prior to processing and that after a 12 month period, their membership automatically roles over to Associate Member Regular full rate andthey will need to advise the ASA of continuing study status to receive discounted rate.

"This is a list of archives and archivists on Tumblr. Make sure to also check out thelifeguardlibrarian's list of libraries and librarians and museumnerd's list of museums. Send me a note in my "Ask" box if you'd like to be added."

The Australian Society of Archivists, archiveslive! - http://archiveslive.ning.com/ Here you will find resources including discussion groups, conference information and general gossip.

Archivesblogs is a concatenation of archival blogs, from government institutions to private collections, from archivists to researchers. http://archivesblogs.com/

Cunningham, A. (2010). The arrangement and description of archives amid administrative and technological change: Essays and reflections by and about Peter J. Scott. Brisbane: Australian Society of Archivists.

McInnes, S. (1998). Electronic records: The new archival frontier? Journal of the Society of Archivists, 19(2): 211-220. Summarises how archival principles change in the electronic environment. This article is also relevant to the Appraisal section in Module 3.

Foote, K. E. (1990). To remember and forget: Archives, memory, and culture. American Archivist, 53(3): 378-392.

Archive Team is a loose collective of rogue archivists, programmers, writers and loudmouths dedicated to saving our digital heritage. Since 2009 this variant force of nature has caught wind of shutdowns, shutoffs, mergers, and plain old deletions - and done our best to save the history before it's lost forever. Along the way, we've gotten attention, resistance, press and discussion, but most importantly, we've gotten the message out: IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY.

Greene, M.A. (2002). The power of meaning: The archival mission in the post-modern age. American Archivist, 65(1): 42-55.

I. Maclean, H. Rowell and S. Stuckey -- 'An unnecessary complication': international perspectives on the record group, the series and the fonds' in A. Cunningham (ed) (2010) The arrangement and description of archives amid administrative and technological change : essays and reflections by and about Peter J. Scott. Brisbane: Australian Society of Archivists *** HARDCOPY ONLY *** Also see http://ica2012.ica.org/files/pdf/Full%20papers%20upload/ica12Final00414.pdf

Jimerson, R. (1989). Redefining archival identity: Meeting user needs in the information society. American Archivist, 52(2): 332-340.

Duchein, M (1992) - 'The history of European archives and the development of the archival profession in Europe' American Archivist 1992, Vol.55(1), pp.14-25.