State Records of South Australia produces a number of publications for government and the general public. We have a range of publications to assist researchers to access records relating to South Australian History.
Likewise, we produce a range of publications to assist government agencies to comply with the State Records Act, 1997 and other relevant legislation.
Publications range from:
guides and indexes for researchers
information kits
policies and procedures
guidelines
newsletters
standards
disposal schedules
annual reports and official meetings.
Other publications are of a more informal nature and for general interest. These include such items as:
Postcards and Posters
Photographs of items in the Collection.
Some publications are only available for purchase, whereas others may be downloaded at no cost.
Publications related to Aboriginal History
State Records has produced a number of guides and indexes, an administrative history and a video / CD-ROM to illustrate how State Records can be best used for Aboriginal History research.
State Records has produced a number of guides to assist migrants, people of non-English speaking backgrounds and women to research their backgrounds in South Australia.
State Records produces a number of pamphlets to outline peoples' rights under the Freedom of Information Act, 1991. These pamphlets may be downloaded at no cost.
State Records helps to administer the Information Privacy Principles (IPPs) as they apply in South Australia. To facilitate this, State Records, from time to time, produces policies and procedures to support these principles.
To support an Adequate Records Management framework, State Records produces a wide range of material. This includes Disposal Schedules and other such items which are available as electronic copies that can be downloaded at no cost.
guidelines and standards for Records Management
recordkeeping advice sheets on Records Management practices and principles
a comprehensive glossary of Records Management terminology.
State Records, in collaboration with the SACE Board of South Australia, have collated a set of original documents from our archives on the topic Whose land is it anyway? The documents selected cover topics relating to the lives of Aboriginal people in South Australia and their experiences with government in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
These primary source materials are appropriate for use in Year 10 History, Stage 1 History, Stage 2 Australian History, Stage 1 and 2 Society and Culture and Stage 2 Aboriginal Studies.
For more details, and to order a free copy of the CD-ROM, please select the Whose land is it anyway? order form below.
Order form for Whose Land is it Anyway? A set of original documents from the archives at State Records covering topics relating to the lives of Aboriginal people in South Australia and their experiences with government in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Whose land is it anyway? order form (79 KB PDF File)
Meetings and reports
To administer the various pieces of legislation that State Records is responsible for, a variety of annual reports, surveys and formal meeting summaries have to be produced.
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