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May 17, 2008
IPER Summit Conference on Essential Records and Emergency Preparedness in the States and Territories will be held July 21-22, 2008 in Atlanta GA. Details >>
FEMA awards CoSA $2.6 million to support development of records-related emergency preparedness training for state and local governments. Details >>
 The Preserving the
American
Historical Record Act
The Preserving the American Historical Record Act was introduced in the US House of Representatives on May 14, 2008: H.R. 6056. Please join CoSA, SAA, and NAGARA in working toward its passage.
Details >>
NEW! "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 >>
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>>
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.
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