This post comes from our Policy and Standards Team. A sailor resets his clock using a sun dial to reflect the one-hour difference between standard time and daylight-saving time. National Archives Identifier 6422494 One year ago, on May 4, 2023, the first regulation for digitizing permanent records went into effect. The regulation established a detailed … Continue reading Digitization Regulations–The First Year
Digitization Project at Archives I, National Archives Identifier: 184341402 We are pleased to announce the release of the Digitization Quality Management Guide. This guide provides detailed information about the various aspects of quality management (QM) in digitization, including quality assurance and quality control, as well as the role of objective testing and automation in optimizing … Continue reading Guidance on Digitization and Quality Management
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. Photo imagery interpreter SGT Ted Johnson identifies a target as SSGT Doug Lucia plots it during the 1988 Worldwide Reconnaissance Air … Continue reading When We Say We Want “Resolution”: DPI and PPI Explained
Digital scanning operations, Preservation Labs, Archives 2: Jerry Thompson. National Archives Identifier 184341178 On June 7, 2023, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) conducted a webinar on digitizing permanent records to comply with the requirements in 36 CFR 1236 Subpart E, providing valuable insights into best practices and guidelines. In this blog post, we … Continue reading Key Takeaways from the NARA Digitizing Permanent Records Webinar
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
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
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
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
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
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
