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FAQ: Can I destroy a paper original after scanning?

The Texas Record

Both local governments and state agencies want to know if they ‘go paperless’ — if they digitize their essential records — can they get rid of the original paper or film copies? For state agencies , the authority to store records electronically is found in Tex. Other Legal Obligations and Considerations.

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Digital Preservation Framework Released for Public Comment

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Today NARA is releasing the entirety of our digital preservation framework for public comment. This digital preservation framework consists of our approach to determining risks faced by electronic files, and our plans for preserving different types of file formats.

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Land records are permanent. What is your e-records preservation strategy?

Preservica

When I stopped for a visit at the New York State Archives on my way to the NAGARA Regional Forum in early November, Thomas Ruller, the Assistant Commissioner for Archives and State Archivist, graciously showed me paper records from the mid-1600’s which relate to the Dutch colony of New Netherland. Electronic Records Preservation.

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Managing Legacy Paper Files in the Digital Era

ARMA International

Addressing your organization’s legacy paper files and capturing them in your digital information ecosystem may feel like a daunting task. Paper files are effectively “dark,” inaccessible to your organization’s digital information ecosystem until they are captured through scanning, either imaging or digitization.

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Transition to Electronic Government: Signs of the Time

Preservica

A recent sign of the times was the December 31, 2019 deadline for federal agencies to manage all permanent electronic records appraised for eventual transfer and accessioning by NARA in an electronic format. The new legislation extended laws that have always applied to paper-based documentation to electronic formats.

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Why we need long-term thinking for long-term records

Preservica

Here’s why we need to think long-term and take action to protect critical digital records: Maintaining perspective. As records management professionals, we’re still fighting the thorny issue of getting people to pay attention in the normal course of business operations to records that need care and protection.

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The Pushmi-Pullyu Impact of Technology Innovation on Information Preservation

AIIM

Many of you are aware that I’ve been working on a personal mystery project on the weekends that I’m publishing on Medium since it goes beyond the kind of thing we usually cover in this space ( In search of my Grandparents -- A records management journey ). information preservation needs (eye-readable for more than 500 years).