National Strategy for Business Archives in Scotland Potential research areas
A National Strategy for Business Archives in Scotland usiness_case_studies/1national-strategy-for- business-archives-in-scotland.pdf
The strategy - goals I. To raise awareness amongst businesses of the value of archives and provide guidance and support. 2. To increase the number of collections publicly accessible. 3. To raise the profile of business archives with the public. 4. To raise standards in their care.
Active partners Archives & Records Association Archivists of Scottish Local Authorities Working Group Business Archives Council Business Archives Strategy Implementation Group (for England & Wales) Centre for Archive and Information Studies Centre of Business History in Scotland Crisis Management Team Forum for Archives and Records Management Education and Research Humanities Advanced Technology and Information Institute National Library of Scotland National Register of Archives for Scotland Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland Section for Business Records (ARA) Scottish Archive Network Scottish Industrial Archaeology Panel Scottish Records Association
Mackenzie code Companies should be encouraged to have their own archive services, integrated with the management of their records. If a company wishes to dispose of any or all of its archive, it is recommended that it place its records in a public archive. Records of legally distinct companies should always be kept together regardless of changes in ownership. The maintenance of a register of business archives, is a vital step in spreading information and promoting access, and this should be continued. Business archives have particular characteristics all archivists in both public and private sectors are trained to understand and appraise them. Private business archive co-operation. Public archival institutional co-operation The educational potential of business archives should be actively promoted at all levels of formal education and life-long learning.
Priority areas 1.Establishing effective networks and partnerships between businesses, archivists and other specialists responsible for the management and exploitation of business archives. 2. Increasing awareness of business archive collections and their continued commercial and evidential value and improving access to these collections where possible. 3.Improving the capability and status of business archivists and business collections through enhanced leadership, education and professional training.
Strategic benefits - business
Strategic benefits - society
Risks Non-implementation of the strategy threatens business and business-related archives in Scotland Business change and negative economic climates Digital records require careful management and a proactive approach Repositories with business records face collection management challenges
Implementation plan 1. Develop networks and partnerships 1. Increase awareness and access 1. Provide leadership, education and training
Action plan Reference & goal Action Implementers Status Priority
Year 4 Action plan - research
HATII research areas Piece of research on the effectiveness, impact of the strategy Analysis value of archives to corporate bodies Visualisation of mapping results Google fusion tables Google fusion tables Corporate social responsibility indices Value of surveys and awareness raising
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