Combining Our Past Creating Our Future

A case study on the Archives Central Database redevelopment for a Digital Future.

Authors

  • Evan Greensides

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26686/arch.10589

Keywords:

Digital Repositories, New Zealand Archives, Archival systems, Records Management

Abstract

As archivists, we are at times caught in a contradiction of history and our own profession’s making. We strive to maintain order and make available physical mountains and digital megabits of historical information in our repositories, yet the history of the organisation and the people who manage those records within goes unwritten. While the following article is focussed on the recent upgrade of our digital repository, it also serves as the first manuscript to detail the relatively short existence of Archives Central, a unique information management institution within New Zealand.

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Author Biography

Evan Greensides

Evan was born and raised in Canada, emigrating to New Zealand 20 years ago. Educated at both Massey University and Victoria University Wellington, he holds a BA (Hist), PGDip MS and PGDip IS. He has called
Papaioea home for 12 years.


Evan is currently Senior Archivist at Archives Central as part of MW LASS, overseeing the storage of and access to over 230,000 records of 10 regional, district and city councils in the central North Island. He has been active in the New Zealand GLAMiR sector for over a decade and is the current President of ARANZ and a Trust Board Member for Te Manawa. Evan was the lead researcher for the Palmerston North initiative for the Poppy Places Trust and Secretary for the Palmerston North Defence Heritage Advisory Group (PNDHAG).


Evan’s free time is dedicated to his family, tramping, hunting, and finding great books and movies to delve into.

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Published

2022-01-01

Issue

2022

Section

Articles