Cultivating a Community of Archival Practice: A Client’s Success Story

The Catholic Archdiocese of Perth’s Archives and Information Governance Office staff selected ArchivEra to help achieve their goals of capturing, preserving, and providing access to the documentary heritage and organizational memory of the Archdiocese. 

The Archdiocese of Perth has one of the largest private archival collections in Western Australia, and the purpose of The Archives Office is to act as custodian of that collection. Their archives materials include sacramental and historical records from 1845, cultural heritage objects, and a Central Database of Baptisms. The Archives Office is responsible for the management of organizational records and information. 

The Archdiocese of Perth’s Archival CMS Criteria 

Their goals for an archival CMS require: 

• A web-based platform to link geographically diverse archives collections 
• Security and permissions management 
• Intellectual and physical control over collections  
• A system that is off-the-shelf but flexible and configurable

ArchivEra successfully meets those requirements, and more. An important element of the Office’s vision is “To develop programs which are a holistic collaboration and coordination of people, processes, and technology.” In support of this, with ArchivEra, Archivist Odhran O’Brien and his colleagues anticipate the possibility of having a collections management system (CMS) that allows for easier cataloguing and sharing of archival materials across the state and nation. This would cultivate an archival community of practice that is in line with archival standards, as well as delivering operational and financial benefits across the country.   

Read the Full Story 

We invite you to learn more about how the Archdiocese of Perth is using ArchivEra. Read their full success story.