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Updated
June 17, 2009
 2009 CoSA-SAA Joint Annual Meeting
in Austin, Texas
August 12-15, 2009
Find all you need to know about attending the CoSA annual meeting, being held jointly with the Society of American Archivists.
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 The Preserving the
American
Historical Record Act Introduced in the 111th Congress!
The Preserving the American Historical Record bill is now H.R. 2256, introduced in the US House of Representatives on May 5. Please join CoSA, SAA, and NAGARA in working toward its passage.
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The IPER Project is developing records-related emergency preparedness training to state and local governments nationwide with a $2.6 million grant from FEMA. Details >>
A special IPER team section is designed to support state and territorial teams that are now hard at work preparing themselves for delivering IPER training and recruiting students.
The first IPER product, an Introduction to Records and Information Management, will be available in June 2009 as a self-directed online course.
Download IPER information flyers and other resources about essential records and records-related emergency preparedness.
"Closest to Home" report on Local Government Archives now available!
Read the report and recommendations of the Local Government Archives Task Force, released in January 2008, including an Action Plan for 2008 designed
to lay the groundwork for stronger local government archives in
each state.
Project
homepage >>
CoSA Emergency Preparedness Initiative
"Safeguarding
a Nation's Identity," CoSA's report on the readiness
of state archives to protect the records that identify who we are,
secure our rights, and tell our story as a nation.
Get
PReP-ed! Learn more
about CoSA's efforts to help all state archives and records management
programs prepare for natural disasters and other records-related
emergencies by conducting Assessments
of statewide preparedness and creating a customized Pocket
Response Plan™ (PReP™) for their agencies.
CoSA Emergency
Preparedness Initiative >>
The State of State Records
Analysis of data collected about state archives and records management programs in FY2004 and FY2006, along with recommendations from a distinguished Blue Ribbon Panel.
Read report and recommendations >>
Statement on Digital Access Partnerships
Guidance to government archivists who are negotiating contracts with nonprofit and for-profit entities interested in digitizing public records and making them available online. Approved April 19, 2007.
Read the statement>>
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