very interesting announcement from the A&A list

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From: Hibpshman, Larry E (EED) <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 5:15 PM
Subject: [archives] Permanent Alaska State Records Can be Stored on a
Regional Digital Utility
To: "Archives & Archivists (A&A) List" <[log in to unmask]>
Cc: "Dawson, Dean K (EED)" <[log in to unmask]>,
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Friends I’ve been requested by Alaska State Archivist Dean Dawson to post
the message pasted below.****

Regards,****

*Larry Hibpshman*, Archivist 3****

Alaska State Archives****

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*Permanent Alaska State Records Can be Stored on a Regional Digital Utility*

The Alaska Department of Law advised State Archivist Dean Dawson that
permanent electronic public records may be stored at the *Washington State
Digital Archives* provided certain conditions are met. In an October 10,
2011 *Attorney General Opinion*, Alan Birnbaum, Chief Assistant Attorney
General for Information *&* Project Support said:****

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**·   **The State Archivist may store digital records at EWU’s digital
facility as long as *State Records Management Act* [AS 40.21.010-150]
requirements are met.****

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**·   **Storing permanent digital records presents the State Archives with
substantial challenges, due to extraordinary numbers of records, technical
costs and frequent updating to keep records accessible.****

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**·   **The State of Alaska will realize substantial cost savings by
partnering with the *Washington State Digital Archives*.****

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**·   **The *Records Management Act* doesn’t expressly require the State
Archivist to retain physical custody of permanent State Records or store the
records in Alaska.****

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The complete version *is *posted on the State Archives web site at the link
*For Archival Professionals*
http://archives.alaska.gov/pdfs/AGOpinionReWADigitalArchives.pdf****

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