Information Management: Challenges in Managing and Preserving Electronic Records

Government agencies are increasingly moving to an operational environment in which electronic -- rather than paper -- records provide comprehensive documentation of their activities & business processes. Overall responsibility for the government's electronic records lies with the Nat. Archives & Records Admin. (NARA). This report reviews electronic records mgmt. & preservation activities at NARA, with the objectives to: determine the status of NARA's efforts to respond to governmentwide electronic records mgmt. problems & the adequacy of its planned actions; & assesses NARA's efforts to acquire an archival system for electronic records. Identifies alternative technologies for the long-term preservation of electronic records. Tables.Linda D. Koontz is the author of 'Information Management: Challenges in Managing and Preserving Electronic Records' with ISBN 9780756728304 and ISBN 0756728304.