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Sticky situations… the problem with sticky tape
Welcome back to our virtual tour of the Preservation lab here at QSA. This week, we’re getting ourselves into a sticky situation and examining the problem with sticky tape, lamination and other...
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Rusted through – iron gall ink and metal fasteners
It’s our 3rd week of our virtual tour of the Preservation lab here at QSA. We’ve covered the effect of dry conditions on paper, we’ve looked at mouldy records, and we’ve come unstuck from our sticky...
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Never judge a book by the cover … the story of Chomp
Following on from our previous blog posts about the preservation lab here at QSA, and the different types of damage we see, we wanted to tell you a little story about a special register we have in our...
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In late 2020, Logan City Council invited QSA to participate in a Design Sprint to develop a range of possible options for the upgrade and/or potential replacement of the Council’s existing records and...
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Using Human Centered Design
Brands around the world like Netflix and Dominoes create ways to hook us in, to create understanding and through that seek to influence us to choose to spend our time with them rather than their...
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Introducing GRIP
Hi everyone, We know the last 18 months have been a challenging time for most people, not only because society and the working day has been redefined by Covid-19 but, particularly for our industry,...
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What records do I need to keep?
We know it’s not always easy to put the requirements of the Public Records Act 2002 into practice. An important and sometimes challenging part can be working out what a public record is in the first...
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A New World of Information Needs New Thinking
The rapid and transformative change of the way data and information is created and used has meant we need to reimagine the way we do retention and disposal. Currently, agencies use disposal...
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Digital Archiving project update
Photo by Manuel Geissinger on Pexels.com We’re excited to share with you that QSA has commenced working on Tranche 2 of the Digital Archive Program: the capability for the Digital Preservation and...
View ArticleDisposal Authorisation Hack workshops
As part of the Retention and disposal simplification project we recently held some workshops after an EOI for participants. These are now done and we’re working through the information we gathered....
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Recordkeeping & Working Remotely: 4 Tips to Make it Easier!
Our working practices have changed dramatically over the past year. Even when we’re working from home, dealing with tech fails, pets, kids photo bombing our team meetings, and the endless craving for...
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Records connect is back… Alright!
Just like the Backstreet Boys, after a long hiatus, QSA records connect is back. We will be providing you with informative and useful updates on topics related to records and information management....
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Disaster season is coming – are you ready to protect your records?
Queensland is known for being the resilient state for a reason. We can experience just about every type of extreme weather event there is, from floods to droughts, fires, cyclones, thunderstorms, heat...
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