[Hum-DIS] Fwd: ASA Publications for sale "Describing Archives in Context"

[Lise Summers]

Dear all

This handy little guide to Describing archives should sit on every
archivists shelf.

Lise Summers
Lecturer

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Date: Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 8:00 AM
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*Describing Archives in Context:
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*A Guide to Australasian
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*by the Australian Society of Archivists*

*Committee on Descriptive Standards*

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A *must-have publication *for every records manager and archivist
describing in detail the *Australian Series System *and *authored by highly
regarded Australian experts*.

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*Describing Archives in
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* was dedeveloped under the stewardship of *Adrian Cunningham *(National
Archives of Australia), the then *Convenor *of the *ASA Descriptive
Standards Committee *in 2004, together with many other, highly regarded
experts in archives and records management including:

   - *Barbara Reed *(Recordkeeping Innovation P/L)
   - *Professor Sue McKemmish *(Monash University)
   - *Tony Leviston *(State Records NSW)
   - *Paula Waring *(National Library of Australia)
   - *Chris Hurley *(Commonwealth Bank of Australia)
   - *Janine Delaney *(Archives New Zealand)
   - *Gavan McCarthy *(University of Melbourne)
   - *Joanne Evans *(University of Melbourne/Monash University)

The Committee’s role was to prepare a document to explain a significant
aspect of Australian archival descriptive practices, the *Australian Series
System*. This guide draws on the substantial body of knowledge and
expertise gained from a range of organisations that have implemented the
series system over the last 40+ years. Work on a draft guide commenced in
2000 with *Kate Cumming *(State Records NSW) as the project leader and
principal author.

The guide introduces the series system and the purpose and scope of the
guide. It then continues on to outline the:

   - Development and functionality of the series system;
   - Principals of series system description;
   - Components of the series system – entities, relationships and metadata
   elements;
   - Additional implementation considerations such as inventory of agencies
   by organisation online finding aids; using software applications; and
   control of temporary value records

There is also an extensive list of appendixes including:

   - Glossary;
   - Example of series system descriptions;
   - Relationships to other standards and guidelines etc.

Copies are available for purchase from the ASA on-line
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ASA members ($35 + P&H) Non-members ($45 + P&H).
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