Description: Today is the day to shine the spotlight on electronic records, as Oct 10 marks the sixth Electronic Records Day.Sponsored by the Council of State Archivists (CoSA), this day is “to raise awareness among state government agencies, the general public, related professional organizations, and other stakeholders about the crucial role electronic records play in their world.” CoSA
Description: This document is intended for Smithsonian staff responsible for organizing and managing electronic records. It describes Smithsonian Institution Archives’ guidelines regarding file formats used for the long-term preservation of electronic records.
Description: Transfer of permanent electronic records to the Archives can be performed using any of the methods outlined below. If a different arrangement is required, please contact the Archives liaison to identify acceptable options. See Documentation below for a list of what is needed with each transfer.Physical TransferFTP TransferNetwork TransferIf "read-only" privileges to the
Description: Open source tools, CERP, JHOVE, DROID, Heritrix, for electronic records archivists to use in preserving digital files like WAV, PST, websites, and email.