Processing government records, creating finding aids, and managing rights and permissions associated with acquisitions and donations are core functions of the archival practice. Professional, ethical, and legal considerations relating to privacy, confidentiality, copyright, freedom of information, equality of access, and security are routinely documented and factored into preservation actions and access limits. Applying intelligence to and control over permanent electronic government records is facilitated through use of standardized metadata elements which are enhanced over time as preservation actions are taken and consumers access digital collections.