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Her research specializations include metadata in records and archival systems, records continuum theory, recordkeeping metadata, Australian Indigenous archives, information resource discovery, smart information portals, and inclusive archival education. McKemmish has led prominent projects such as 'Rights in records by design' (2017-2022), 'Visualising Country' (2013-2015), and 'Koorie Archiving System' (2010), with contributions to UN Sustainable Development Goals 3 (Good Health and Well-being), 13 (Climate Action), and 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions). She received the Laureate award from the Australian Society of Archivists and the Monash University Vice-Chancellor's Award for Postgraduate Supervision (2011). Serving as Editor-in-Chief of Archival Science (2004-2012, shared) and Archives & Manuscripts (1997-1998), she has influenced scholarly publishing. Key publications include 'Placing records continuum theory and practice' (2001), 'Archives: recordkeeping in society' (2005, co-edited with M. Piggott, B. Reed, F. Upward), 'Building an infrastructure for archival research' (2004, with A. Gilliland), 'Evidence of me... in a digital world' (2011), 'Distrust in the archive: reconciling records' (2011, with S. Faulkhead, L. Russell), 'Research in the archival multiverse' (2016, co-edited with A.J. Gilliland, A.J. Lau), 'Self-determination and archival autonomy: advocating activism' (2015, with J. Evans et al.), and recent titles 'The power of provenance in the records continuum' (2024, with C. Hurley et al.) and 'The Challenge of Actualising Research in Practice: Implementing the Charter of Lifelong Rights in Childhood Recordkeeping in Out of Home Care' (2024, with F. Golding, B. Reed). Her scholarship has profoundly impacted archival science, particularly in records continuum theory, human rights recordkeeping, and Indigenous archival autonomy.