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class=667161606-31072009>The NSW Branch of the Australian Society of Archivists
ran a seminar Standards, Software, and Strategies - A & D in Action that I
had the pleasure to attend and listen to some leading lights<SPAN
class=681194706-31072009> talking about information standards and how
they make the most of the software they use</SPAN>. The
seminar prompted me to reflect upon the merits of collection level
description to provide access across the collecting sector.
</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=+0><FONT face=Arial size=2>To read the CAN
Outreach Blog, go to </FONT><A
href="http://www.collectionsaustralia.net/publisher/Outreach/?p=2024"><FONT
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class=667161606-31072009>2024</A></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><SPAN lang=en-au><FONT face=Arial size=1>Ingrid
Mason</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-au><FONT face=Arial size=1>National
Project Manager</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-au><FONT face=Arial
size=1>Collections Australia Network</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-au><FONT
face=Arial size=1>b. <A
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