New Report: “State Archiving in the Digital Era: A Playbook for the Preservation of Electronic Records”
The report “State Archiving in the Digital Era: A Playbook for the Preservation of Electronic Records” was published today by the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) and the Council of State Archivists (CoSA).
From the Publication Announcement:
States uniquely hold important records on their citizens from birth, to marriage, to property, to death, as well as records that hold general historical significance. For the last several years the number of digital records created by state governments has been rapidly increasing. Many states are finding that they are unprepared to deal with the unique management and preservation issues that are related to digital archives. NASCIO, along with CoSA created this playbook for the preservation of state electronic records. This document includes eleven plays that state officials should consider when working together toward the preservation of digital archives.
Direct to Full Text Report
15 pages; PDF.
Filed under: Archives and Special Collections, Digital Collections, Management and Leadership, News, Preservation
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.