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National Archives: The Challenge of Electronic Records Management

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Oct. 20, 1999
Report No. T-GGD-00-24
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Summary:

Records generated electronically--such as E-mail messages, word processing documents, CD ROMS, and web site pages--present special archival challenges for the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and federal agencies. NARA has tried to address agencies' immediate needs for guidance and direction on electronic records management by revising its bulleting and other guidance as well as forming a new group to help answer agencies' questions. Some of NARA's actions have come about because of a court decision, which held that NARA's guidance for the deletion of electronic records exceeded statutory authority. The Archivist appealed the decision, and an appeals court reversed the decision. The Archivist said, however, that NARA would continue to work toward ensuring preservation and ready access to electronic records.

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