In this guideline
How are public offices using the web?
Statutory requirements and policy context
Creation and capture of web records
Executive Summary
As NSW public offices increasingly use the web to carry out their business, the need to properly manage any records created in regards to the web is also amplified. Under the State Records Act, 1998 all NSW public offices are required to 'make and keep full and accurate records of [its] activities' (s.12 (1)) This means digital records as much as it does paper records, including records created through the application of web technologies.
The purpose of this guideline is to help public offices manage their web records. Web records include content on websites, transactions performed via the web as well as any administrative records regarding the website.
This guideline is designed to be most beneficial not only for records managers, but for those involved in the creation, authoring and maintenance of public office websites.
This guideline discusses:
- statutory requirements for web records
- the current uses of web technologies within the NSW government,
- a definition of what a web record is,
- why do we need to keep web records, and
- how to capture and maintain web records
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© State of New South Wales through the State Records Authority, 2008.
First published April 2008
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