Electronic Records Access, Preservation and Security To Be Examined at N.C. Conference Nov. 3-4

Oct. 28, 2011 - PRLog -- RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Archivist of the United States, David Ferriero, and Doug Robinson, executive director of the National Association of State Chief Information Officers, will be among keynote speakers at a Nov. 3-4 electronic records and digital media conference at the McKimmon Center in Raleigh.

“The digital revolution has created enormous challenges in managing records for both governmental and cultural institutions,” says Jeffrey Crow, deputy secretary of the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources.  “This conference addresses a wide range of issues to prepare institutions for the brave new world of electronic record-keeping.”

The North Carolina State Historical Records Advisory Board and the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources’ State Archives are sponsors of the conference that will examine some of the issues of the digital age.  The conference is open to anyone who creates and manages electronic media, including archivists and records managers, Information Technology and information professionals, city and county managers, librarians, cultural repository managers, social media coordinators, and others.

Topics at the “From Theory to Practice: Accessing and Preserving Electronic Records and Digital Materials” conference will address electronic data management, including the creation, preservation and access to electronic records, born digital materials and reformatted media.  

Other speakers and panelists include Frayda Bluestein, law and government professor at the University of  North Carolina School of Government, and Jerry Fralick, Chief Information Officer for the State of North Carolina.

Separate tracks will be available for government agencies or cultural repositories that create and manage records and digital collections.  The registration fee is $49 and includes Thursday lunch.  To register, call the McKimmon Center at (919) 515-2261 or visit the registration link.  A full conference agenda is available online at http://archives.ncdcr.gov/news/electronicRecordsCon_Agend....

The conference is made possible by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) to the N.C. State Historical Records Advisory Board and the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources.


About the State Historical Records Advisory Board :

SHRAB is the central advisory board for historical records planning and project assistance in the state.  For information about SHRAB activities, visit www.history.ncdcr.gov/SHRAB/default.htm.  For more information about the NHPRC visit www.archives.gov/nhprc.

About the State Archives:

The North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources’ State Archives collects, preserves and makes available for public use historical and evidential materials relating to North Carolina.  Its holdings consist of official records of state, county, and local governmental units, copies of federal and foreign government materials, and private collections.  For more information about the State Archives, visit www.archives.ncdcr.gov/default.htm.

About the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources:

The N.C. Department of Cultural Resources annually serves more than 19 million people through its 27 historic sites, seven history museums, two art museums, the nation’s first state-supported  Symphony Orchestra, the State Library, the N.C. Arts Council, and the State Archives. Cultural Resources champions North Carolina’s creative industry, which employs nearly 300,000 North Carolinians and contributes more than $41 billion to the state’s economy.  To learn more, visit www.ncculture.com.

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