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Manuals

The following are manuals released by the National Archives. Our Keep the Knowledge training package is also available through this website.

Manuals

Designing and Implementing Recordkeeping Systems (DIRKS) Manual
Disaster Preparedness Manual for Commonwealth Agencies

Reports and brochures

The following are reports and brochures released by the National Archives.

Reports and informational brochures

An approach to the preservation of digital records
Digital preservation: Illuminating the past, guiding the future
E-permanence made e-asy: A manager's guide to the strategic management of records and information
Making, Keeping and Using Digital Records
Why Records Are Kept: Directions in Appraisal

Standards, specifications and guidelines

The following are standards, specifications and guidelines released by the National Archives.

Standards, specifications and guidelines

Australian Government Email Metadata Standard
Australian Government Implementation Manual for AGLS Metadata
Australian Government Recordkeeping Metadata Standard
Australian Governments' Interactive Functions Thesaurus (AGIFT)
AGLS Metadata Element Set
Archival quality trademark – rules of use
Archiving Web Resources: A Policy for Keeping Records of Web-based Activity in the Commonwealth Government
Archiving Web Resources: Guidelines for Keeping Records of Web-based Activity in the Commonwealth Government
Developing a Functions Thesaurus: Guidelines for Commonwealth Agencies
Digital Recordkeeping: Guidelines for Creating, Managing and Preserving Digital Records
Digital Recordkeeping Self-Assessment Checklist
Guidelines for Implementing the Specifications for Electronic Records Management Systems Software
Guidelines for Implementing the Specifications for Business Information Systems Software
How to develop a recordkeeping policy
Overview of Classification Tools for Records Management
Keeping Government Publications Online: A Guide for Commonwealth Agencies
Recordkeeping and Online Security Processes: Guidelines for Managing Commonwealth Records Created or Received Using Authentication and Encryption
Sentencing: using records authorities to decide whether to keep, transfer or destroy records
Specifications for Business Information Systems Software
Specifications for Electronic Records Management Systems Software
Standard for the Physical Storage of Commonwealth Records
Storing to the Standard: Guidelines for Implementing the Standard for the Physical Storage of Commonwealth Records

Tools

The following are tools released by the National Archives.

Tools

Check-up: A Tool for Assessing Your Agency’s Information and Records Management

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