Digital Archives Advisory Committee (DAAC) - first meeting on October 23, 2009

The newly-established Digital Archives Advisory Committee (DAAC) serves under the Knowledge Development Group (now the Guidance and Support Group) at The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA). At its first meeting on October 23, 2009 in Toronto, the committee engaged in a lively debate on a variety of questions such as:

1. What is there to learn about accounting history in Canada?
2. What does the CICA have to offer?
3. What existing CICA archival materials can be accessed now?
4. What are the current CICA technology realities?
5. What is the CICA records retention policy?
6. What key connections need to be made?
7. What should Canadian accounting history initiatives cover?
8. What risks and opportunites await?

CICA establishes Digital Archives Advisory Committee

The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA) has established a Digital Archives Advisory Committee (DAAC). DAAC comprises seven members representing the academic community (2), public accounting firms (2) and CICA alumni (3). Staff liaison is provided by the CICA Information Services Officer.

The committee will provide leadership in identifying areas where digital archives are needed, explore and recommend potential accounting history initiatives, and provide advice on establishing a potential joint venture with a Canadian university to host and maintain the CICA digital archives that would be accessible by interested parties over the Internet.

It is anticipated that DAAC will meet two or three times a year in Toronto with the first meeting being scheduled for October 23, 2009. The objective of this blog is to communicate with interested parties about DAAC's deliberations and to disseminate information on digital archives of interest to Chartered Accountants both in Canada and internationally.