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---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2010 19:49:20 -0400 From: Jean Dryden <[log in to unmask]> To: ischoolall <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Reminder--Alicia Wright/Archives New Zealand here on Monday A reminder of Alicia Wright's talk on Monday, 4 October in Room 2119 at 4 pm. The title of her talk is "From Passive to Active and Paper to Digital: Lessons Learned from a Kiwi Archive in Transition." See abstract and bio below. Worldwide, government archives are grappling with how to ensure agencies store and preserve their records in both paper and digital. Archives NZ (the National Archive of New Zealand) is in the midst of two major transitions—managing the increasing move from paper records to digital technology and a much more hands-on role in ensuring government agencies manage their records effectively. Alicia Wright from Archives NZ will outline the lessons learned from New Zealand’s new Government Digital Archive and the challenges and opportunities of partnering with the National Library’s National Digital Heritage Archive. She also discusses Archives NZ multi-pronged approach to improving government agencies’ recordkeeping practices and how that differs from Archives NZ’s traditional role. Alicia Wright is Archives Management Group Manager with Archives NZ. She has also been Group Manager responsible for regional and access services. Prior to joining Archives NZ, she was the General Manager of the Centre for Social Research and Evaluation within the Ministry of Social Development. She has a MS of Information Management from the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University. Jean Dryden, PhD College of Information Studies University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742 [log in to unmask] www.ischool.umd.edu/people/dryden