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Cox, R.J. (2000). Employing records   professionals in the information age. Information   Management Journal, 34(1): 18-33

At this webpage you will note various GDAs prepared by the NSW's SRO. Pick a few of interest to you and browse through them. You may want to review the GDAs relevant to the site visit you attended, perhaps.

Review this webpage and importantly review a few of the R&D schedules approved by the QSA for individual organisations at http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/Recordkeeping/RetentionDisposal/Pages/RDS-alpha.aspx

CUA - Storage, retrieval & destruction for paper & electronic records Common Use Agreement for outsourcing offsite storage, retrieval & destruction for paper & electronic records in W.A. [29 Mar 2005 to 28 Mar 2015]

Recordkeeping In Brief 47 - Introducing the Standard on the appraisal and disposal of State records by NWS

SRC Standard 3 - Appraisal of Records by SRO W.A. See under Principles & Standards for the above guideline.

SRO Guideline - Sanitizing of hard discs & magnetic media by SRO W.A. The above guideline is listed under SRC Standard 8.

General Disposal Authorities (GDAs) by SRO WA Familiarise yourself with the following 5 GDAs for State government agencies. Online MSWord versions are possible. 1. General Disposal Authority for Administrative Records (2003, amended 2006); 2. General Disposal Authority for Human Resource Management Records (revised 1999, amended 2001, 2006); 3. General Disposal Authority for Financial and Accounting Records (1996, revised 2006);  4. General Disposal Authority for Local Government Records (revised 2010); 5. General Disposal Authority for Source Records (2009). Note: That similar publications are available from the other SROs in Australia, please find your State's GDAs and review them.

Evans, J. (2002). Serious lack of skilled   and qualified records professionals in NSW. Informaa Quarterly, 18(4): 16-20

Familiarise yourself with this legislation for your role as a Records Management professional. International students & students out of W.A., please look out for similar legislation. We will be covering this Act in detail in another Unit - Management of Records and Archives.