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Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (ICAC) Annual Report (2017-18) - Use of Private Email Accounts for Business Purposes
The Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (ICAC) has recently released its latest annual report. A continuing theme of the Commissioner’s reports is the misuse of private email accounts to transact official business.
Poor recordkeeping linked to organisational inefficiencies
The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) has recently released (June 2018) a performance audit report regarding the integration of two Commonwealth agencies. Of the three recommendations made by the ANAO as a result of its audit, Recommendation 1 states the new integrated agency needs to give priority to addressing its records and information management deficiencies.
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Email usage at the UofA - a brief early history
It is not unreasonable to say that the Barr Smith Library was a leading player in advocating for a consistent electronic mailing system across the university sector.
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University Archives volunteer group wins Vice-Chancellor's Award!
On December 1st the university held its annual Vice-Chancellor’s Volunteer Achievement Awards Ceremony, which recognises the amazing contribution made by over 2600 volunteers. This year the University Archives Volunteers group are the very proud co-recipients of the Group of the Year award! Congratulations to all of our volunteers, and thank you so much for your hard work throughout the year.
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Records Services Help Desk and Office closure
The Records Services Help Desk and Office will be closed on Tuesday 28 November 11:30am to 3:00pm.
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