As those of you following our tweets are aware, RACO 2011 was held yesterday in the William G. McGowan Theater of the National Archives building downtown. Unfortunately, due to space constraints, we were unable to provide access to all of our customers that wished to attend. The early feedback has been positive as we have [...]

We are requesting comments on the draft of an upcoming NARA Bulletin on managing mixed-media files. NARA bulletins are designed to provide fundamental guidance to Federal agencies who must then determine the most appropriate ways to incorporate the guidance into their work. This draft Bulletin will provide Federal agencies with guidance about the records management [...]

Our Interagency Science Working Group has just released a publication titled, Establishing Trustworthy Digital Repositories:  A Discussion Guide Based on the ISO Open Archival Information System (OAIS) Standard Reference Model. This guide, developed in collaboration with a team of archivists, records managers, data managers and scientists in Federal agencies, will help Federal agency CIOs, IT [...]