Webinar on Digitizing Permanent Records

Last week, we held a webinar for over 800 attendees on our newly issued regulations on the digitization of permanent records. These regulations, at 36 C.F.R 1236 Subpart E contain the requirements for agencies to digitize their permanent records. The transcript of the webinar has been posted on our website and you can find the … Continue reading Webinar on Digitizing Permanent Records

Digitizing Records: Understanding Metadata Requirements

This is the next post in a series supporting the publication of 36 CFR section 1236 subpart E – Digitizing Permanent Records. All of the posts have been collected under the 36 CFR Section 1236 category. S49-07-001 - STS-049 - In cabin view of crewmember at the forward flight deck with laptop terminalNational Archives Identifier: 22702275 In … Continue reading Digitizing Records: Understanding Metadata Requirements

Digitizing Records: Requirements for Paper and Photographs

This is the seventh in a series of posts supporting the publication of 36 CFR section 1236 subpart E – Digitizing Permanent Records. All of the posts have been collected under the 36 CFR Section 1236 category. Digital scanning operations, Preservation Labs, Archives 2. NAID: 184341173 Today, we will consider §1236.50--Requirements for digitizing permanent paper and photographic … Continue reading Digitizing Records: Requirements for Paper and Photographs

Digitizing Records: File Format Requirements

This is the sixth in a series of posts supporting the publication of 36 CFR section 1236 subpart E – Digitizing Permanent Records. All of the posts have been collected under the 36 CFR Section 1236 category. Digital PDP11 DIGITAL EQUIPMENT MODEL 704 AND 420. NAID: 17423632 This week we continue to review the new rule 36 … Continue reading Digitizing Records: File Format Requirements

Digitizing Records: The Importance of Validation

Lancaster, Pennsylvania - Hamilton Watch. Operation - burring - skilled inspection workNational Archives Identifier: 518430 This is the fifth in a series of posts supporting the publication of 36 CFR section 1236 subpart E – Digitizing Permanent Records. All of the posts have been collected under the 36 CFR Section 1236 category. In this post, we discuss … Continue reading Digitizing Records: The Importance of Validation

Digitizing Records: Quality Management

Digitization project at Archives 1 (Room 18W2) National Archives Identifier: 184341402 This is our fourth blog post taking a deep dive into 36 CFR 1236 Subpart E--Digitizing Permanent Records, which takes effect next week. In this post, we address quality management (QM) which includes the quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) requirements provided in the … Continue reading Digitizing Records: Quality Management

Digitizing Records: Documentation

Digitization project at Archives 1. National Archives Identifier: 184341402 This is the third in a series of posts supporting the publication of 36 CFR section 1236 subpart E - Digitizing Permanent Records. All of the posts have been collected under the 36 CFR Section 1236 category. Digitization has become a crucial component of record-keeping for … Continue reading Digitizing Records: Documentation

Digitizing Records: Getting Started

Digital Imaging Lab [technologies] at Archives 2--[photographed for] Prologue use.National Archives Identifier: 184340999 We continue our series of posts to support the publication of 36 CFR section 1236 subpart E - Digitizing Permanent Records, which provides the requirements for digitizing permanent records. Records management is a crucial part of any agency operation, and the rise … Continue reading Digitizing Records: Getting Started

Vacancy Announcement

Our office has posted a vacancy announcement for an Instructional Systems Specialist in the Records Management Training Program. This announcement will be open until Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Instructional Systems Specialist Agency: National Archives and Records Administration Salary: $98,496 - $158,432 per year Series and Grade: GS-1750-13 Open Period: Friday, May 19, 2023 - Tuesday, … Continue reading Vacancy Announcement

New Rule for Digitizing Records: What you need to know

Welcome to the first in a series of blog posts on the new rule for digitizing federal records. As we mentioned in a previous post, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) recently published the final rule for digitizing permanent federal records. This new rule, known as 36 CFR § 1236 Subpart E, will be … Continue reading New Rule for Digitizing Records: What you need to know