https://www.phansw.org.au/access-to-records-user-expectations-in-the-digital-age/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=access-to-records-user-expectations-in-the-digital-age Thu, 10 Dec 2020 09:36:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.phansw.org.au/access-to-records-user-expectations-in-the-digital-age/#comment-238968 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 09:31:28 +0000 http://www.phansw.org.au/?p=2724#comment-238968 Yes indeed, Christine, that sense of context is so important to understanding the physical files and their series structures. With a teenage son born into the world of Google, I’m also very aware of the assumption that ‘the answer’ is always there to be found. I often find that the gentle and patient steering offered by an archivist opens up vistas that you wouldn’t consider, even in working through a finding aid.

]]> https://www.phansw.org.au/access-to-records-user-expectations-in-the-digital-age/#comment-238967 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 08:30:29 +0000 http://www.phansw.org.au/?p=2724#comment-238967 Completely agree. The archivist is essential for the both the professional researcher and the keen amateur.

]]> https://www.phansw.org.au/access-to-records-user-expectations-in-the-digital-age/#comment-238966 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 07:40:17 +0000 http://www.phansw.org.au/?p=2724#comment-238966 Too true Christine. Remember during the ‘history wars’ some of the combatants gave the impression that written records were ‘sacred’ and not to be questioned, whereas oral testimony was discounted. It really helps to know why and how a government record in particular was created.

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