Satellites and silence a tale of recordkeeping in Antarctica

A tale of recordkeeping in Antarctica

Authors

  • Anita Kerr

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26686/arch.10361

Abstract

This article discusses recordkeeping in Antarctica, reporting on how the author was able to improve the systems. Reveals the challenges occurred with Antarctica receiving only the very low bandwidth of 6Mbps and is delivered over a satellite data link that acts as a transmitter for data back to New Zealand.

Metadata reused from the National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa under a CC BY 4.0 license.

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Author Biography

Anita Kerr

Anita Kerr is the Information & Records Manager and Privacy Officer at Antarctica New Zealand. In her current role she administers the records management system based on a Microsoft SharePoint platform.

Anita is an experienced Information & Records specialist having previously worked at the University of Canterbury in various roles in records management, including compliance and training for Public Records Act, Official Information, Copyright, and Privacy legislation. Anita graduated from University of Canterbury with a BA in Psychology & Art History, has a Graduate Diploma of Information Design, and is currently studying a Masters in Applied Computing.

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Published

2020-01-01

Issue

2020

Section

Articles