The Council of State Archivists is seeking three consultants for its
NHPRC-grant funded project, "Closest to Home: Archival Programs for Local
Government Records."  Additional information about the project is available
at http://www.statearchivists.org/lga/.

Consultants will be selected by the project's Task Force which is co-chaired
by Kaye Lanning Minchew, Troup County (GA) Archives, and Roy Tryon, South
Carolina Department of Archives and History.

The first meeting of the Task Force will be March 10-12 at which time it
will finalize a set of key issues that warrant in-depth exploration by the
three project consultants.  Issues already under consideration include:
. Addressing the challenge of managing and preserving electronic records; 
. Ensuring that imaging systems and other technological solutions to storage
and access during the active life of records incorporate appropriate
safeguards for records requiring long-term retention; 
. Establishing funding mechanisms to support preservation of and access to
local government records of long-term value; 
. Providing appropriate education and training for local government
officials who create and care for these records during their active life and
for the archivists who manage their long-term preservation; 
. Evaluating the impact of programs and policies instituted at the federal
and state levels that affect the creation, use, and retention of local
government records; 
. Ensuring that users of all kinds have ready access to local government
archives.
 
The Task Force will refine this list during its initial deliberations and
may identify additional issues during this process.  

We invite individuals who have expertise in local government archives and
are interested in being considered to serve as one of the project's three
consultants to review the detailed "Call for Consultants" at
http://www.statearchivists.org/lga/call_consultants.htm and then submit a
letter of interest as outlined in the "How to respond" section at the end of
the document.

If you have questions about the project, please feel free to contact either
of the Task Force co-chairs or CoSA staff:

Project Co-chairs:

Kaye Lanning Minchew, Director
Troup County Archives
PO Box 1051, LaGrange GA 30241
Telephone:  706-884-1828  Email:  [log in to unmask]

Roy Tryon, State Archivist & Records Administrator 
South Carolina Department of Archives and History
8301 Parklane Rd, Columbia SC 29223
Telephone:  803-896-6120  Email:  [log in to unmask]

Council of State Archivists staff:

Vicki Walch, Executive Director 
Council of State Archivists (CoSA)
65 N Westminster St, Iowa City, IA  52245-3833
Telephone: 319.338.0248   Fax: 319.354.2526

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