>>Unless the State Archives has certified that these records are not
wanted for transfer, it would seem that they are ineligible for
destruction or transfer to any other facility or institution.<<

Can't speak for other states but here in North Dakota our Archives
appreciates it if the records are filmed prior to ascension to the
Archives.  Space is at a premium and they don't have room for large
volumes of paper records.  Long term they would need to film them anyway
so why not have the agency do it and avoid incurred storage costs and
filming expenses.

Available space should be saved for at risk collections where intrinsic
values have a high importance, not the general business documents of a
public agency.

Bill R

Bill Roach, CRM
Enterprise EDMS Coordinator
State of North Dakota
ITD/Records Management
701-328-3589

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