Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Professor Sue McKemmish, PhD, is the Associate Dean Graduate Research for the Faculty of Information Technology. Professor McKemmish is also Chair of Archival Systems, Monash University and Director of the Monash University Centre for Organisational and Social Informatics. She is engaged in major research and standards initiatives relating to the use of metadata in records and archival systems, information resource discovery and smart information portals, Australian Indigenous archives, and the development of more inclusive archival educational programs that meet the needs of diverse communities. Sue McKemmish directs the postgraduate teaching programs in records and archives at Monash, has published extensively on recordkeeping in society, records continuum theory, recordkeeping metadata, and archival systems, and is a Laureate of the Australian Society of Archivists.
Monash teaching commitment
Professor Sue McKemmish has experience as the Chief Examiner for the following units in the Faculty of IT:
- FIT3124/FIT5104 Professional practice
- FIT5087 Archival systems
- FIT5144 Research strategies and skills
- FIT6021 Advanced research methods 1
- FIT6022 Advanced research methods 2
Sue has experience as the Lecturer for the following units in the Faculty of IT:
- FIT5144 Research strategies and skills
- FIT6021 Advanced research methods 1
- FIT6022 Advanced research methods 2
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Archival Systems, Doctor of Philosophy, Monash University
Award Date: 1 Oct 2001
History, Master of Arts, Monash University
Award Date: 1 May 1977
History, Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Monash University
Award Date: 1 May 1972
Research area keywords
- Archival Science
- Community Archives
- Indigenous Archives
- Recordkeeping Metadata
- Records Continuum Theory
- Smart Information Portals
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 13 Finished
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Rights in records by design
Evans, J., Bone, J., McKemmish, S., Mendes, P., Reeves, K. J. & Wilson, J. Z.
Australian Research Council (ARC), Monash University, Federation University Australia
8/05/17 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Visualising Country: An online interactive archive of 3D Models of Australian terrains, trees and animals
Faulkhead, S., Chandler, T. & McKemmish, S.
1/01/13 → 31/12/15
Project: Research
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Koorie Archiving System
Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions (DJSIR) (Victoria)
13/01/10 → 31/07/10
Project: Research
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Extending the functionality, sustainability and usefulness of the Breast Cancer Knowledge Online Portal (BCKOnline)
Fisher, J. L., Burstein, F. & McKemmish, S.
Trustee for Helen Macpherson Smith Trust
5/01/10 → 31/12/11
Project: Research
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The Digital Doorways Project: A social and technical catalyst for community and social change & development
29/01/09 → 29/01/11
Project: Research
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The power of provenance in the records continuum
Hurley, C., McKemmish, S., Reed, B. & Timbery, N., Dec 2024, In: Archival Science. 24, 4, p. 825-845 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Activating and supporting the Tandanya Adelaide Declaration on Indigenous archives
Barrowcliffe, R., Booker, L. & McKemmish, S., 2021, In: Archives and Manuscripts. 49, 3, p. 167-185 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
7 Citations (Scopus) -
Radical appraisal in support of archival autonomy for animal rights activism
Jarvie, K., Evans, J. & McKemmish, S., 22 Apr 2021, In: Archival Science. p. 353-372 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
6 Citations (Scopus) -
Records Continuum
Frings-Hessami, V. & McKemmish, S., 2021, The Handbook of Archival Practice. Franks, P. C. (ed.). London UK: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, p. 54-57 4 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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Rights in records: a Charter of Lifelong Rights in Childhood Recordkeeping in Out-of-Home Care for Australian and Indigenous Australian children and care leavers
Golding, F., Lewis, A., McKemmish, S., Rolan, G. & Thorpe, K., 8 Jan 2021, In: The International Journal of Human Rights. 25, 9, p. 1625-1657 33 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
16 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Research Supervision Award - Vice-Chancellor's Award for Postgraduate Supervision 2011 - Monash University
McKemmish, Susan (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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World Care Day 2025
Melissa Castan (Speaker), Susan McKemmish (Speaker), Rebecca Lyons (Speaker), Jacinta Walsh (Speaker), Jade Purtell Philp (Speaker) & Lara Gerrand (Speaker)
20 Feb 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Chair - FIT Graduate Research Committee - Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University
Susan McKemmish (Chair/ Co-Chair)
1 Jan 2016Activity: External Academic Engagement › Committees and working groups
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Associate Dean (Graduate Research) - Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University
Susan McKemmish (Executive Member)
1 Jan 2014 → 1 Jan 2016Activity: External Academic Engagement › External research and teaching
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Information, Communication and Society (Journal)
Susan McKemmish (Editor in chief), Frada Burstein (Editor in chief), Shannon Faulkhead (Editor in chief), Julie Lynette Fisher (Editor in chief), Anne Jervois Gilliland (Editor in chief), Ian McLoughlin (Editor in chief) & Robert Wilson (Editor in chief)
2012Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Archival Science (Journal)
Susan McKemmish (Editor in chief), Lynette Russell AM (Editor in chief), Melissa Castan (Editor in chief) & Livia Iacovino (Editor in chief)
2012Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility