This is the second in a two-part series exploring the Texas Digital Archive (TDA) with Electronic Records Specialist Mark Myers of the Archives and Information Services (ARIS) division at TSLAC. Mark is responsible for ingesting electronic records into the TDA. Part one can be viewed here. 1. What happens to records once they are received…
Despite the acceleration of new technologies over the last couple of decades, if you ask archivists or records managers about best practices of long term preservation of records, they’ll still say microfilm is a solid choice. Much like paper (which has a life expectancy of thousands of years), microfilm can be stored for hundreds of…
This is the fifth post of a multi-part recap of the 2014 e-Records Conference. Presentation materials from the e-Records Conference are available on the e-Records 2014 website. By Michael Reagor, Government Information Analyst Transitioning your processes from paper records to electronic records can be difficult enough, but when you have to coordinate the transition between…
Planning a successful imaging project requires careful decision-making. A planning misstep could lead to high costs, wasted time and effort, poor quality, or even trouble in court. This two-part webinar series will cover the “5 W’s” of digital imaging*. In Part 1, we will discuss the “what, when, and why” of imaging – what digital…
Digital Imaging Services (#920-C1) The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) and the Council on Competitive Government (CCG) are pleased to announce a new, updated Digital Imaging Services contract that gives state agencies, local governments, and local co-ops the ability to convert paper documents to electronic files as well as to host and manage…
This is the fifth post in a multi-part recap of the 2013 e-Records Conference. Some presentation materials from the e-Records Conference are available on the e-Records 2013 website. By Michael Reagor, Government Information Analyst At any conference the speaking slot right before lunch can be a daunting assignment. And to add to the pressure, this…
By Angela Ossar, Government Information Analyst Our last Featured Question addressed the question of source document destruction for local governments. (Available here.) Here, we adapt the response for state agencies. Ask any analyst in the Records Management Assistance unit what their #1 most frequently asked question is, and I guarantee the answer (well, besides “How…
By Angela Ossar, Government Information Analyst If you’re a state agency looking for guidance, here’s the state agency version. Frankly, I don’t know how we haven’t written about this before. Ask any analyst in the Records Management Assistance unit what their #1 most frequently asked question is, and I guarantee the answer (well, besides “How…