Summary
Preserving Georgia’s Historical Data: The Executive Clemency Online Application and Verification System as a Case Study in the Preservation of the Historical Records of Georgia E-Government
Acquiring, preserving, and providing access to digital historical records is ‘mission critical’ for the Georgia Archives.
In partnership with the Board of Pardons and Paroles, the Georgia Technology Authority, and the Georgia Document Management Association, the Georgia Archives is taking the first steps towards development of a Digital Archives for the historical electronic records of the state.
The goals of the project are five fold:
1. To elicit discussion of the conceptual, economic, and technological restraints on electronic records management and preservation with other state agencies;
2. To cooperate with the Board of Pardons and Paroles to implement an RMA and to devise processes for the secure transfer of reliable archival information to the Georgia Archives;
3. To publish a case study as an example to Georgia government;
4. To issue policies and procedures regarding the transfer of archival information for use by state government agencies; and,
5. To develop a preservation strategy for archival information in the custody of the Georgia Archives.
Grant Funding Through National Historical Publications and Records Commission