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| NEWSTRACK | November 2009 |
AC+erm project overhauls list of electronic record keeping resources
THE AC+erm (Accelerating positive change in ERM) project team at Northumbria University have announced an overhaul of their annotated compilation of websites and documents relating to various aspects of electronic recordkeeping. This is not claimed to be a comprehensive list, but one that has grown organically through the life of the project as researchers come across material through various channels. It also incorporates items suggested or brought to the team's notice by AC+erm participants and well-wishers.
As before, the list includes official, professional and commercial institutions and organisations; publishers of journals and books in our disciplines, and various individual items such as articles, reports and similar documentary materials. The selection of the latter is particularly subject to the list's ad hoc process of formation – the team's main instrument for identifying material of this nature is the project's Systematic Literature Review, and the examples presented in the resource list are very much subsidiary to this far more substantial and rigorous undertaking.
They have also added another distinct category of resource to reflect the rapidly moving nature of the field. Much innovative thought in the records and information field is now first published to the world through blogs maintained by individual practitioners rather than by more formal routes: the revised list contains links to a number of prominent blogs and bloggers.
The earlier versions of the list were presented in straightforward alphabetical order, but as it is now rather long, they have divided the new version into a number of categories for easier use. A basic index has been provided, as well as improved presentation and navigation. The team has checked all the existing links and repaired them where necessary. The resource list can be accessed via the project website and freely downloaded as a PDF file.
The online resources from the list have also been added to the AC+erm custom Google search engine, which is intended to improve the relevance of search results by focusing only on records-related websites.
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AC+erm (Accelerating positive change in electronic records management) is a project aiming to investigate and critically explore issues and practical strategies to support accelerating the pace of positive change in managing electronic records. Its focus is on designing an organisational-centred architecture from three perspectives: (i) people, including vision, awareness, culture, drivers and barriers; (ii) working practices including processes, procedures, policies and standards; and (iii) technology in terms of the design principles for delivering effective recordkeeping. |
