The State Records Office (SRO) is the authority with responsibility for managing, preserving and providing access to the State's archives. The SRO delivers best practice records management services to State and Local Government agencies, and provides the community with access to the State's archives.
AEON - Archives Explored Online
AEON is the online database of the SRO, listing State archives, Government agencies and record series. AEON currently provides title information for over 2 million government records. For information and assistance in using AEON please follow our Search Tips. Records listed in AEON, other than those identified as restricted access archives, are available for research in the SRO Search Room, in the Alexander Library Building, Perth Cultural Centre, Perth, during opening hours.
Maps Online
As reported in The West Australian newspaper on 2 January 2010, the SRO has developed an exciting new initiative to make Western Australia's historical maps and plans available through the web. Thanks to funding provided by the Friends of Battye Library Inc., the SRO has improved the AEON catalogue to allow for digitised items from the State archives collection to be displayed and made accessible online. Our Maps Online page provides further information.
Margaret Medcalf Award
The State Records Office, on behalf of the State Records Commission, is pleased to announce that Nominations are called for the Margaret Medcalf Award for works produced in the calendar year 2009. A cash prize of $1,000 is awarded to the winner of the Award. Nominations close on 31 March 2010.
Nominated works must:
- demonstrate use in part or in whole, of the State archives collection held by the State Records Office,
- be completed in the calendar year of 2009, and
- may be in any format, fiction or non-fiction, published or unpublished.
Nomination forms and details about the Award selection criteria and process are available at on the SRO website at http://www.sro.wa.gov.au/MMAward.asp
