Pandemic recordkeeping – the New Zealand experience
ISSN: 0956-5698
Article publication date: 20 March 2023
Issue publication date: 24 July 2023
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to review the recordkeeping response to the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand. It identifies how archival authorities supported potential changes in recordkeeping practice as a result of constraints brought about by the pandemic, in particular the shift to work-from-home as the dominant paradigm.
Design/methodology/approach
Analysis of guidance, standards and initiatives published online by New Zealand archival authorities in the early stages of the pandemic was undertaken and contextualised with international counterparts.
Findings
Findings indicate that guidance provided to support changes in recordkeeping practice brought about by the pandemic was high-level, outlining potential considerations and possible pitfalls but did not provide applied advice on how to approach the shift to a work-from-home reality.
Originality/value
Research into the effects of the pandemic on recordkeeping practice and output is in its infancy; this paper contributes a brief insight into the New Zealand experience.
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Acknowledgements
The author wishes to acknowledge the support and feedback given by Associate Professor Gillian Oliver and Dr Viviane Frings-Hessami.
Citation
Wendelken, S. (2023), "Pandemic recordkeeping – the New Zealand experience", Records Management Journal, Vol. 33 No. 1, pp. 33-45. https://doi.org/10.1108/RMJ-10-2022-0027
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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