The National Archives and Records Administration has a long history of working with born-digital electronic records—as far back as 1970. An integral part of this work is the issuance of extensive guidance on all aspects of Federal electronic records eligible for transfer to NARA, including media types, file formats, and metadata. The development of this guidance is now complemented by a greater focus inside NARA on digital preservation. NARA has recently issued its first agency-wide digital preservation strategy. We are also developing file format preservation plans that align with the guidance issued to agencies to inform both the processing and the preservation of its electronic records holdings. Here’s an introduction to the lifecycle for one category of electronic records—textual—from start to preservation. https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__bit.ly_2AGv4zp&d=DwIFaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=b5NZPQUb9_r2rQ3Zd74ATT3aSs9yKyRnJLOhqJvd7fE&m=yxqSOj5SyUzeO25Yak6FaIKiFq5NLAZHNYK-0tqiOYk&s=IKkvAgLOTafsUuDsA2KOmSXIWtaUGqPUjv2ydAsQR-E&e= https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__bit.ly_2AGv4zp-2B&d=DwIFaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=b5NZPQUb9_r2rQ3Zd74ATT3aSs9yKyRnJLOhqJvd7fE&m=yxqSOj5SyUzeO25Yak6FaIKiFq5NLAZHNYK-0tqiOYk&s=cPc6omf6pMcVlNhCSyGYJnBL7QvrWiJFfSw1dJuKOrU&e= -- Peterk Dallas, Tx [log in to unmask] Save our in-boxes! https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__emailcharter.org&d=DwIFaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=b5NZPQUb9_r2rQ3Zd74ATT3aSs9yKyRnJLOhqJvd7fE&m=yxqSOj5SyUzeO25Yak6FaIKiFq5NLAZHNYK-0tqiOYk&s=Rhrcz5rr75bifkjeUrDiJwD5nTxvoebtQQK3iKM90ik&e= “If only there were a massive entity that I were forced to fund to tell me how I should live my life, since I’m so obviously incapable of deciding for myself.” M. Hashimoto List archives at http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/recmgmt-l.html Contact [log in to unmask] for assistance To unsubscribe from this list, click the below link. If not already present, place UNSUBSCRIBE RECMGMT-L or UNSUB RECMGMT-L in the body of the message. mailto:[log in to unmask]