The Australian Society of Archivists, archiveslive! - http://archiveslive.ning.com/ Here you will find resources including discussion groups, conference information and general gossip.
Information management: A business imperative: FAQs for corporate executives and decision-makers. AMRA International whitepaper. Undated. http://www.arma.org/pdf/rim_imperative.pdf of particular interest is the Business case for RIM, page 10
Bird, F.B., & Waters, J.A. (1989). The moral muteness of managers. California Business Review, 32(1): 73-88.
Cox, R.J. (2000). Employing records professionals in the information age. Information Management Journal, 34(1): 18-33
Evans, J. (2002). Serious lack of skilled and qualified records professionals in NSW. Informaa Quarterly, 18(4): 16-20
Duranti, L. (July, 1989). The odyssey of records managers: Part I: From the dawn of civilization to the fall of the Roman empire. ARMA Quarterly 3: 3-6, 8-11.
Duranti, L. (October, 1989). The odyssey of records managers: Part II: From the middle ages to modern times. ARMA Quarterly: 3: 3-6, 8-11. An excellent history of the place of archives in society.
General Disposal Authorities (GDAs) by SRO WA
Familiarise yourself with the following 5 GDAs for State government agencies. Online MSWord versions are possible.
1. General Disposal Authority for Administrative Records (2003, amended 2006);
2. General Disposal Authority for Human Resource Management Records (revised 1999, amended 2001, 2006);
3. General Disposal Authority for Financial and Accounting Records (1996, revised 2006);
4. General Disposal Authority for Local Government Records (revised 2010);
5. General Disposal Authority for Source Records (2009).
Note: That similar publications are available from the other SROs in Australia, please find your State's GDAs and review them.
At this webpage you will note various GDAs prepared by the NSW's SRO. Pick a few of interest to you and browse through them. You may want to review the GDAs relevant to the site visit you attended, perhaps.