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Online event: Recordkeeping theory, models & strategies and today’s workplace
Provoked and intrigued by the recent discussion spurred by James Lappin’s article (cited below), the Recordkeeping Roundtable crew have been inspired to create a virtual panel discussion, featuring James, Chris Hurley, Andrew Waugh and Nicola Forbes. We’d love you to … Continue reading
A review of Archival Futures (Caroline Brown, ed.) by Adrian Cunningham
Longtime friend of the Recordkeeping Roundtable Adrian Cunningham worked for 36 years in collecting archives, government archives and in university settings and research projects. During that time his work traversed almost all functional areas of archival endeavour, with his latter-day … Continue reading
Report on Blockchain: Applications and implications
Last month we held a session exploring blockchain technology, featuring speakers discussing the technology itself, key applications like smart contracts, legal and governance issues and the management of identity using blockchain technology. Our great thanks to Peter van Garderen, Payal … Continue reading
Blockchain: Applications and implications. The slides!
Thanks so much to our fantastic panel of speakers at this week’s session on blockchain. We have slides to share: Peter Van Garderen: Introduction to blockchain and recordkeeping (Slideshare) Payal Kapur: Smart Contracts: A deconstruction (PPTX) To discover more about the cool … Continue reading
Blockchain technology: Applications and implications
We are pleased to announce that the next Recordkeeping Roundtable event will be an exploration of blockchain technology, its applications and its implications for recordkeeping and archives. When: 9.30am for a 10am start – 12.30pm Wednesday, March 9, 2016 Where: … Continue reading
Redefine, reinvent and disrupt: the Sydney Blockchain Workshops
This week I was lucky enough to attend the Sydney Blockchain Workshops, organised by the formidable women of COALA and held at the Powerhouse Museum. Before going on, I should say I will not be attempting here to explain the … Continue reading
Report on Trust Networks and Tigers: New models for archives and journalism
Last night the Recordkeeping Roundtable’s Cassie Findlay did a reprise of her ARANZ Wellington talk ‘Trust Networks and Tigers: New models for archives and journalism’. Thanks to all the tweeters in attendance – most of whom used #RkRoundtable. Here’s a sample: … Continue reading
Trust Networks and Tigers: New models for journalism and archives
Roundies are on the road! Cassie Findlay will be presenting the ARANZ Wellington Branch annual lecture on August 26. When: Wednesday August 26, 2015. 6.15pm. Light refreshments will be available from 5.45pm Where: National Library building, ground floor. Corner of Molesworth and … Continue reading
Principles for recordkeeping metadata
As recordkeeping professionals we have not been very successful in conveying what we believe metadata for records to be and its uses. This has been played out in numerous conversations within and outside of the profession in the wake of … Continue reading
Hey kids, do you like rhizomes?
Originally posted on speculative materialism:
Recent years have introduced profound evolutions in web technologies. Most significantly are new differentiations in blockchain technologies –namely, smart contracts, decentralized applications, and decentralized autonomous organizations. Smart Contracts. Already in the early 1990s cryptographer and legal…
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