Electronic Records Archives
The Electronic Records Archives (ERA) is an office of the United States National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) which was officially established in 2000.[1]
Initial planning and development of ERA began in 1997.[2] The President and Congress supported ERA with appropriations.[1]
In 2008, ERA accepted its first records from four pilot agencies.[1] These agencies were:
- Department of Commerce, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).[3]
- Department of the Navy, National Oceanographic Office (NAVO).[3]
- Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).[3]
- Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).[3]
In January 2009 it began to take in the electronic records of George W. Bush’s White House.[1]
NARA entered into partnerships with private companies to digitize thousands of traditional paper records. In time, this digitized material will be made available through the ERA.[1]
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 Worsham, James. "How the National Archives Evolved Over 75 Years of Change and Challenges," Prologue, Vol. 41, No. 2 (Summer 2009).
- ↑ Thibodeau, Kenneth. "Building the Archives of the Future: Advances in Preserving Electronic Records at the National Archives and Records Administration," D-Lib Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 2 (February 2001).
- 1 2 3 4 ERA Pilot Agencies.
References
- Chadduck, Robert, Joseph JaJa, Fritz McCall, Reagan Moore, and Mike Smorul. "Digital Archiving and Long Term Preservation: An Early Experience with Grid and Digital Library Technologies" (2004).
- Moore, Reagan, et al. " Collection-Based Persistent Digital Archives, Part 1," D-LIB Magazine. VOl. 6, No. 3 (March 2000).
- __________. "Collection-Based Persistent Digital Archives,Part 2," D-LIB Magazine. Vol. 6, No. 4 (April 2000).
- Thibodeau, Kenneth. "Building the Archives of the Future: Advances in Preserving Electronic Records at the National Archives and Records Administration," D-Lib Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 2 (February 2001).
- __________. "Preserving Electronic Records: Developments at the National Archives and Records Administration." June 17, 2004.
- __________. "The Electronic Records Archives Program at the National Archives and Records Administration," First Monday Vol 12, No. 7 (July 2007).
- "Spotlight on NARA: Building NARA's "Archives of the Future," Prologue: Quarterly of the National Archives and Records Administration Vol. 33, No. 1 (Spring 2001).
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- ERA official website
- National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) official website
- Archival Research Catalog of the National Archives and Records Administration
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