State, NARA complete first transfer of electronic records

Posted on April 14th, 2004 by David

State, NARA complete first transfer of electronic records: From the article, “The State Department and the National Archives and Records Administration today completed the first electronic transfer of diplomatic records. When secretary of State Colin Powell handed a stack of CD-ROMs to national archivist John Carlin at ceremony at State headquarters, it marked the transformation from a total paper process dating back to World War II to one that uses modern technology.”

[Source: GCN, 2004-04-13, via ResourceShelf, 2004-04-13]

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2 Responses to “State, NARA complete first transfer of electronic records”

  1. Knowledge Jolt with Jack // Apr 16, 2004 at 20:38

    eRecords – first transfer of electronic diplomatic records
    I don’t know why this has to be a celebration, but it is good news for anyone worried about electronic archiving of records. When the government gets behind something, it suggests that there is enough confidence in the technologies and…

  2. Menehune // Apr 16, 2004 at 20:49

    I think the celebration was because this was the first transfer of electronic records from the State Department to NARA. NARA’s been acquiring electronic records for some time now. Both government and the private sector are under growing legislated pressure to establish systems for preserving electronic records for public accountability and trust. I don’t think this pressure would exist without the Internet/Web.

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