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Dear Colleagues As you are all aware in March 2004 Chris Kitching of The National Archives (TNA) convened a meeting of representatives from the Business Archives Council, the Business Records Group of the Society of Archivists, the Association of Business Historians and the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) to discuss the development of a National Strategy for Business Archives. You have already on this list serve seen the main discussion document arising out of that meeting (posted by Katie Woolf on 3 June 2004). It was also agreed at this meeting that some Guidance Notes, on archival matters, needed to be developed for Business. I, in consultation with the above bodies, have now drafted the first two of these papers. The first relates to the benefits of having an in house archive and records management service and the second is on the subjects to be considered if a business was thinking of depositing their archives with a publicly funded archive service. The eventual aim is to have these posted permanently on a variety of strategic websites including the TNA and the CBI. However before we do this we want to consult as widely as possible to ensure that documents are acceptable to both the archive and records management communities. The documents are available for consultation and comment at http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/stories/34.htm. Please send any comments or suggestions you might have to me at [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> and I will post the final drafts to the list serve in due course. (Please note I will be on holiday for the next fortnight and therefore any e mails I receive will not be acted on until August). Many thanks for help and assistance in this matter and I look forward to hearing from you. Regards Nigel Hardman Group Archives DBRS Warehouse Bootle 8810 2822 or 0151 966 2822 Fax : 8810 2831 or 0151 966 2831 [log in to unmask]