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25 September 2017

Be Sure to Celebrate Electronic Records Day (October 10, 2017)

Be Sure to Celebrate Electronic Records Day (October 10, 2017)

From The Council of State Archivists …

The Council of State Archivists (CoSA) will once again sponsor Electronic Records Day on October 10, 2017 during the annual celebration of American Archives Month Electronic Records Day highlights the importance of electronic records and digital preservation issues in government and in our lives as a whole. We invite you and your organization to join with CoSA to use this opportunity to reach out to colleagues and constituents to share information on the critical challenges of and solutions to managing electronic government records and information.

… See CoSA’s Electronic Records Day page, and check back often for updates, including upcoming additions on disaster preparedness for electronic records, managing personal digital information, managing electronic communications in government, and the difference in IT backups and digital preservation processes.

Also, please plan on joining us on social media on October 10 using the hashtag #ErecsDay.

Some resources available are:

· 10 Reasons for E-Records

· Electronic Records Emergency Planning and Response

· Why You Need More Thanks Backups to Preserve Records

· Person E-Records Tips

At a basic level, in our modern lives, every day is a day to have awareness about electronic records and their preservation. Most of us are creating electronic records on a daily basis whether personally, professionally, or related to our genealogy research.

How will you celebrate Electronic Records Day?

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28 September 2015

Electronic Records Day is 10 October 2015

Electronic records are becoming more and more prevalent in our life. Just as paper records are critical and need to be preserved, the same holds true for electronic records.

Many of already have massive archives of electronic records. Will future generations have access to what you’ve accumulated? As stated by the Council of State Archivists (CoSA), in Survival Strategies for Personal Digital Records “Electronic files are much more fragile than paper records, and their long-term survival requires attention and planning.”

October 10^th is a day to celebrate electronic records, create awareness about their importance, share information about how they are managed, and most importantly, it’s an opportunity to enlist help to ensure that electronic records are preserved.

From CoSA ...

What is Electronic Records Day?

Electronic Records Day is an opportunity to raise awareness among government agencies, related professional organizations, the general public and other stakeholders about the crucial role electronic records play in our world. Now in its fourth year, E-Records Day was created by the Council of State Archivists (CoSA) as part of its State Electronic Records Initiative (SERI). This year CoSA is promoting an entire week of electronic records awareness leading up to 10/10, with a special focus on electronic communications. Please join CoSA and others in observing E-records day in 2015!

How can I participate?

Use ALL your networks to help raise stakeholder awareness of important electronic records issues.

o Spread the word through social media

o Write a post on your blog about electronic records

o Engage the public in a presentation on risks to digital content

o Start a dialog with other organizations in your area that work with electronic records

o Host a workshop on digital preservation standards and practices.

Need a starting point?

See CoSA‘s Electronic Records Day webpage for tip sheets, posters and flyers: http://www.statearchivists.org/seri/ElectronicRecordsDay.htm

If you have questions, want to offer suggestions or need copies of promotional materials, please contact seri@statearchivists.org.

Materials include: Ten Reasons Why Electronic Records Need Special Attention, Survival Strategies for Personal Digital Archiving, Tips for Government Agencies Working with Electronic Records and Managing Electronic Communications in Government.

Electronic Records Day is 10/10/15!

Are you doing all that you can to help preserve electronic records?

Editor’s Note: Upfront with NGS also blogged about this day last year, Today is Electronic Records Day. Are your electronic records at risk?

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10 October 2014

Today is Electronic Records Day. Are your electronic records at risk?

Today is Electronic Records Day!

I was reminded of this by a post from the State Archives of North Carolina (my home away from home!), 10/10 is Electronic Records Day.

With electronic records so pervasive in our modern life, it’s important to understand such records and how to manage and preserve them.

Though the post focuses on electronic records created by state employees and that any document created in connection with transacting public business is a public record, the issues discussed are just as applicable to you and I. Do check out the little loop videos – I know I’ve been there!

Here are some useful resources from the Council of State Archivists:

10 Reasons for E-Records, 2014 (Word) (PDF)
Government E-Records Tips (Word) (PDF)
Personal E-Records Tips (Word) (PDF)

Check out this post by the Society of American Archivists, October 10 (1010) is Electronic Records Day! It shares 10 reasons why electronic records need special attention. Every single one of these apply to YOU and your PERSONAL electronic records!

Let’s all be safe and future minded! Preserve your electronic records.

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