Further to Robert's comments below, my foray into this correspondence was to
set out Resource's position, and to clarify our thinking for the archives
and records managment communities. Our key priorities and immediate agenda
are set out in the Resource manifesto. I am more than happy to discuss our
plans and current thinking with Robert and any interested colleagues. You
can e-mail me directly at [log in to unmask], call me on 020 7273
1423 or 1471, or write to me at Resource, 16 Queen Anne's gate, London SW1H
9AA. Our manifesto is available from our website at www.resource.gov.uk
If archivists and records managers truly believe that government has a lack
of understanding of what archives are about and what they can offer then
please tell us! There are many current opportunities for the sector to get
its message across, through commenting on the Government Policy on Archives
action plan, through Best Value reviews, responses to government
consultative papers, and through RAC regional strategies. There will be a
chance to comment on the Resource Archives Strategy in the New Year.
Justin Frost
Whilst I bow to the superior knowledge that Justin Frost has on the subject
of
re:source and its intentions, as a simple archivist I am not sure that his
posting last week has helped me undersatnd the situation any better.
I am sure we all see the role that archives have as cultural property and in
preserving the cultural heritage, but the issue that I was raising was that
re:source appears to have a very narrow definition of archives.
I think the statements about archives as information creators and records
management issues cutting across the domains need a little explanation,
ahead
of the more difficult subjects of the Stewardship Strategy, the core
business
value of archives, and the e-information market.
Robert Chell
Archives Policy Adviser
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