Records Management
October 2017 / Keene
ONLINE RESOURCES
POWRR: Preserving (Digital) Objects with Restricted Resources
Since its inception in 2012, the Digital POWRR Project has endeavored to make digital preservation more accessible to a wider range of professionals. Go to the POWRR site.
COPTR: Community Owned digital Preservation Tool Registry
COPTR describes tools useful for long term digital presesrvation and acts primarily as a finding and evaluation tool to help practitioners find the tools they need to preserve digital data. Go to the COPTR site.
PDF/A in a Nutshell
The PDF/A association offers online and PDF versions of a short booklet explaining the development and scope of the archival format. Go to "PDF/A in a Nutshell."
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress offers all sorts of technical guidance for common digital file formats, including PDF/A. See "PDF/A, PDF for Long-term Preservation."
National Archives and Records Administration
The National Archives has a helpful FAQ page for records managers at government agencies. This page deals specifically with imaged records, and many of the responses may apply equally well to smaller entities. Visit the National Archives.
Digital Preservation Handbook
The Digital Preservation Coalition in the UK has developed an online handbook for issues related to the preservation of digital materials. View the DPC Handbook.
New Hampshire State Laws
The state statutes contain several references to records management for various entities, but one important section is Chapter 33-A: Disposition of Municipal Records. Caution: there is an indeterminate time lag between the enactment of legislation and its appearance on this site. See NH RSA Chapter 33-A.
POWRR: Preserving (Digital) Objects with Restricted Resources
Since its inception in 2012, the Digital POWRR Project has endeavored to make digital preservation more accessible to a wider range of professionals. Go to the POWRR site.
COPTR: Community Owned digital Preservation Tool Registry
COPTR describes tools useful for long term digital presesrvation and acts primarily as a finding and evaluation tool to help practitioners find the tools they need to preserve digital data. Go to the COPTR site.
PDF/A in a Nutshell
The PDF/A association offers online and PDF versions of a short booklet explaining the development and scope of the archival format. Go to "PDF/A in a Nutshell."
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress offers all sorts of technical guidance for common digital file formats, including PDF/A. See "PDF/A, PDF for Long-term Preservation."
National Archives and Records Administration
The National Archives has a helpful FAQ page for records managers at government agencies. This page deals specifically with imaged records, and many of the responses may apply equally well to smaller entities. Visit the National Archives.
Digital Preservation Handbook
The Digital Preservation Coalition in the UK has developed an online handbook for issues related to the preservation of digital materials. View the DPC Handbook.
New Hampshire State Laws
The state statutes contain several references to records management for various entities, but one important section is Chapter 33-A: Disposition of Municipal Records. Caution: there is an indeterminate time lag between the enactment of legislation and its appearance on this site. See NH RSA Chapter 33-A.