The Council of State Archivists (CoSA) announced today that its newest report, Toward a Common Understanding, which documents the genesis, implementation, and findings of a research project targeted at shedding light on current practices associated with the inter-agency transfer of permanent...
by Veronica Martzahl The holdings of State Archives fall in one of three categories: state or territorial government records, local government records, or non-governmental records. The prevalence of non-governmental records varies greatly depending on the mission of the individual institution...
CoSA and NASS Offer Guidance on Managing Electronic Records While Transitioning Out of Office CoSA and the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) partnered to develop recommendations for preserving electronic state records for constitutional officers transitioning out of office....
The Council of State Archivists (CoSA) and the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) developed the a playbook for digital preservation of state electronic records. The playbook features eleven plays, or high level descriptions about how to address challenges related...
Archives Collaborating and Cooperating with External Strategic Stakeholders (ACCESS) is a project of the State Electronic Records Initiative (SERI) of the Council of State Archivists (CoSA) that has been funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through its National...
Implementing ACCESS: Guiding the Creation, Preservation, and Use of Electronic Records The Council of State Archivists (CoSA) received a National Leadership for Libraries grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The grant award is for $210,240, with grant programming slated to...
This month the SERI Tools and Resources Subcommittee of the Council of State Archivists unveiled the first in a series of digital best practice documents. Focusing on digital project planning and management, the guide offers practical help for archives and other organizations that are embarking...