2013 Conference Handbook and Program
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AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY OF ARCHIVISTS 2013 CONFERENCE ARCHIVES • THE FUTURE CANBERRA • 15 – 18 OCTOBER 2013 contents PAGE 3 CONFERENCE ORGANISATION PAGE 3 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PAGE 4 SPONSORS PAGE 5 WELCOME PAGE 6 GENERAL INFORMATION PAGE 8 PROGRAM PAGE 12 SPEAKER & moderator BIOGRAPHIES CONFERENCE ORGANISATION The Australian Society of Archivists Canberra Conference is proudly hosted by the ACT Branch of the ASA. CONVENOR Michael Piggott COMMITTEE Tatiana Antsoupova (National Archives of Australia) Gina Grey (National Archives of Australia) Emma Jolley (National Library of Australia) Lorien Milligan (National Archives of Australia) Colleen McEwen Linda Macfarlane (National Archives of Australia) Liz Nannelli (AusAid) Michael Piggott Shirley Sullivan (National Archives of Australia) Lynda Weller (Territory Records Office) Stephen Yorke (Novar Collection) PROCEEDINGS EDITOR Maggie Shapley (ANU Archives) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Conference Committee would like to thank all those who have contributed to the organisation of the Conference, including relevant Council members. A special thanks is given to ASA member Barbara Hoffman for designing an inspirational Conference logo, the Program and for developing various promotion products. 2013 CONFERENCE • AustRAliAN sOCiEty OF ARChivISTS 3 SPONSORS The Australian Society of Archivists Council and 2013 Conference Organising Committee wish to acknowledge and thank the following sponsors for their generous contribution towards the 28th Australian Society of Archivists National Conference. PRINCIPAL SPONSOR SPONSORS 4 AustrAliAn society of ArchivISTS • 2013 CONFERENCE WELCOME messAGE FROM KYLIE PERCIVAL President, Australian Society of Archivists Welcome to Canberra and to Archives – The Future! This conference of the Australian Society of Archivists is the centrepiece of an annual program of activity designed to build the archives profession in Australia and benefit members of the ASA. Archivists play an essential role in serving wider community interests through the preservation of and promotion of access to our national heritage. In the words of Arthur G. Doughty writing in 1924, ‘Of all our national assets, archives are the most precious; they are the gift of one generation to another and the extent of our care of them marks the extent of our civilisation’. These words continue to resonate nearly 90 years later, albeit in a world where archival practice is transformed and challenged by the ‘data deluge’. What remains unchanged is the worthy nature of our professional endeavour. The preservation and accessibility of archival records is a key attribute of a civil society. Our role as archivists and recordkeepers in caring for these national assets, whether in government, business, educational institutions, community or religious organisations, is essential for the preservation of our national memory. This conference program is designed to provoke and challenge, and to encourage reflection on the future of the archival profession and its role in society. I commend it to you as you engage with your colleagues during this important event. I congratulate the Conference Committee on delivering such a wonderful conference under the able leadership of Michael Piggott. Thank you to all Committee members. I wish you a terrific time here in Canberra and we look forward to your contributions to our professional interactions over the next few days. messAGE FROM MICHAEL PIGGOTT Conference Convenor On behalf of the conference organising committee, I want to endorse President Kylie Percival’s welcome to delegates. As Kylie has indicated, the timing of the conference and its theme could not be more appropriate. One would have to be wilfully blind not to see that everything about archives and archivists is changing; indeed, if only because of the multiple settings in which they operate, has to change. Canberra is inextricably tied to the ASA. The Society was formed here at the initiative of passionate people seized with the enthusiasm of true believers led by Australian National University archivist Michael Saclier, our first President (1975–77). The ASA had its first conference here, and is registered under Australian Capital Territory legislation. Fittingly, Canberra is the base of most of our national cultural institutions, including the National Archives of Australia, the National Library of Australia, the National Film and Sound Archive, the Australian War Memorial, and the Australian Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. It is also the home of one of the largest university-based collecting archives, the Noel Butlin Archives Centre within the ANU Archives, and naturally has its own local archives and records authority, the Territory Records Office. The organising committee hopes delegates will make time to visit these and other institutions. If you have time, do consider also some of Canberra’s lesser known collections, displays and sites, many within five minutes walk from the conference venue at Old Parliament House – such as Magna Carta Place; an actual 1297 copy of the Magna Carta displayed at the Parliament House; the National Gallery’s Aboriginal Memorial (a permanent installation of 200 hollow log coffins commemorating all indigenous people who since 1788 have lost their lives defending their land); and Reconciliation Place. So welcome! Discuss, inquire, engage, challenge, network, renew… and help reinvent our future. 2013 CONFERENCE • AustRAliAN sOCiEty OF ARChivISTS 5 GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT CANBERRA Located on the land of the Ngunnawal people, Canberra is thought to derive its name from the Aboriginal word Kamberra meaning ‘meeting place’. The site of Canberra was selected for the location of the nation’s capital in 1908. It is a planned city and following an international design competition, the plans of Chicago architects Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin were selected. This year Canberra is celebrating 100 years since the Foundation Stone was laid by Lady Denman, the wife of the then Governor-General Lord Denman on 12 March 1913, at a ceremonial event at Capital Hill. Many exciting events have been planned to mark this occasion – see the Centenary of Canberra’s website at www.canberra100.com.au Today over 350,000 people live in Canberra and the city is the home of many national institutions. Beyond the city the region offers much to explore including wineries and bushwalking. A few hours from Canberra are the beaches of the south coast Preliminary plan of Canberra by Walter Burley Griffin, 1914 and the snowfields of the Snowy Mountains. National Library of Australia, MAP-GMOD 34. CONFERENCE VENUES CONFERENCE registrATION On 15 October, the Loris Williams Memorial Lecture, ENTITLements the Annual General Meeting and the Welcome Full registration delegates are entitled to attend: Reception with the Mander Jones Awards will be held • Loris Williams Memorial Lecture on 15 October at the National Film and Sound Archive, McCoy Circuit, • Welcome Reception and Mander Jones Awards Acton. For the location of Special Interest Group meetings see program details in this Handbook. • Conference sessions and morning and afternoon teas and lunches on 16 and 17 October The 2 day Conference on 16 and 17 October will be • Launch of the ACT Records Guide on 16 October. held at the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House located at King George Terrace, Those registered for day attendance will receive all Parkes (entrance via ramp off Queen Victoria Terrace). entitlements for the day of attendance only. On the evening of 16 October the launch of the ‘Government Records about the Australian Capital RegistrATION DESK Territory: A Research Guide’ will be held at Albert Hall, The Conference Registration Desk will be located in Commonwealth Avenue, Yarralumla, a short 15 minute the foyer of the Arc Theatre at the National Film and walk from the Museum of Australian Democracy. Sound Archive, McCoy Circuit, Acton from 12.00 to Walking directions can be found in the satchel. 17.30 on 15 October, and at the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House, rear entrance, Workshops will be held at the National Archives Queen Victoria Terrace, from 8.15 to 17.15 on the of Australia, Queen Victoria Terrace, Parkes, and 16 and 17 October. When registering you will receive at University House, at the Australian National your conference satchel and name badge. University. For further details on workshop venues see the program in this Handbook. MOBILE PHONES WIFI As a courtesy to speakers and other delegates please turn off or mute all mobile phones before entering any Limited WIFI facilities are available at the Museum conference session or pre or post conference event. of Australian Democracy. A Twitter hashtag will be provided at the Conference opening session. 6 AustrAliAn society of ArchivISTS • 2013 CONFERENCE PARKING The Museum of Australian Democracy is situated in Lake Burley Griffin is also a focal point for outdoor the Parliamentary Triangle. Free parking is available activities, with the walk ‘between the two bridges’ in the parking areas adjacent to the National Archives (Kings Ave and Commonwealth Ave) taking around and the Australian Electoral Commission building one hour to complete. off Queen Victoria Terrace, and along Federation For more information about Canberra’s tourist sites see Mall between Queen Victoria Terrace and Parliament the Visit Canberra website at www.visitcanberra.com.au House. However, these areas are heavily used by government workers