24- 26 July 1997. Much has been written about the threat digitization poses to our ability to identify, preserve and maintain access to records that form the evidential basis of our corporate, cultural and societal memory.
Technology seems to present insurmountable problems for archivists to accomplish their mission.
Or alternatively it could be the means to make the profession irrelevant - if you believe what you read in some IT promotional material. However, the reality is that technology, far from being a threat to our existence, is an opportunity to be embraced. A means by which archivists can move closer to their lofty ideals, placing the profession on a sure footing in tomorrow's information world. I believe that is the idea behind the need for reform, expressed in this conference's title, and that we are here to prepare for our place in tomorrow. At the Australian Science Archives Project , we are quite excited about the opportunities new technology can bring.