Technology Best Practices Taskforce: URL Update

• Date:   Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:52:46 -0400
• To:  sthc-l@lists.ucla.edu
• From:   Janice Goldblum   < JGoldblu AT nas.edu >
• Subject:   Technology Best Practices Taskforce: URL Update
• Message-ID:   E62AD3935B6E114EA16E348BBE10C8E7052FFDC2@ENA100.nrc.na.int

Our apologies to those who were unable to open the URL in the 
earlier message. The more complete version is: 
http://www.archivists.org/saagroups/bptf/index.asp

It has been updated in the copy of the original email below.  We 
look forward to your feedback.

With best wishes,
Naomi 

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As a result of the Society of American Archivists' Council's 
strategic planning efforts in technology, a Technology Best 
Practices Taskforce was formed in September 2006 to work with 
appropriate SAA and ARMA groups to identify competences and 
standards and to collect, review and clarify best practices 
relating to all areas of archival practice that are affected 
by electronic records and digital asset issues.

It is hoped that the outcome will be the development, acceptance 
and implementation by archivists, records managers and IT 
professionals of widely accepted standards for archival functions 
(e.g. accessioning, appraisal, arrangement and description, 
preservation and access) for born-digital and digitized archival 
assets utilizing readily available tools.

Through surveys of appropriate sources, the Task Force has 
produced a document that will serve as a beginning called 
"Managing Electronic Records and Assets: a Bibliography" and 
found at: http://www.archivists.org/saagroups/bptf/index.asp 

This email requests the circulation and review of "Managing 
Electronic Records and Assets: a Bibliography" and the submission 
of recommendations and comments to techBPTF@lists.archivists.org  

Help us to make "Managing Electronic Records and Assets" a 
compilation of proven sites, handbooks, articles, case studies 
and other sources to support best practices research.  Elements 
to consider during your review include:

-- What sources have you found most helpful in your work with 
	electronic records and assets?  Annotations indicating 
	why the source was helpful are appreciated.
-- Have the solutions provided by the source had an impact on 
	archival practice?
-- Does the source have good documentation of technical 
	systems and applications?
-- Was the solution proposed by the source a success and what 
	are the characteristics of the success?
-- What can the source teach us?

This call for review and comment will enhance professional 
practice through the on-going identification and evaluation 
of electronic records and digital asset management solutions.  
The Task Force welcomes comments at 
techBPTF@lists.archivists.org.


Naomi Nelson (chair)
Phil Bantin
Pam Duane (ARMA)
Mark Greene
Richard Pearce-Moses
Carla Summers
Nancy Zimmelman
Brian Doyle (SAA staff representative)

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