Background The State Archives of Florida has almost 50,000 cubic feet of state and local government records, historical manuscripts and still and moving images. While processing procedures were developed primarily for traditional formats such as paper, the Archives has received records in...
Background The Kansas Historical Society (KSHS), established in 1875, is an Executive Branch state agency. Designated as the trustee of the state in 1879 and as the repository of official government records in 1905, the Historical Society collects and preserves the story of Kansas history. The...
Archives Collaborating and Cooperating with External Strategic Stakeholders (ACCESS) is a project of the State Electronic Records Initiative (SERI) of the Council of State Archivists (CoSA) that has been funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through its National...
Background The Tennessee State Library was established in 1854 and combined with the Department of Archives and History in 1919. This unification created the Tennessee State Library and Archives (TSLA) as a division within the Department of Education. In 1982 the responsibilities of the...
This month the SERI Tools and Resources Subcommittee of the Council of State Archivists unveiled the first in a series of digital best practice documents. Focusing on digital project planning and management, the guide offers practical help for archives and other organizations that are embarking...
Background As outlined in North Carolina’s General Statutes 132 and 121, the State Archives of North Carolina (SANC) serves dual purposes within the state: to provide guidance concerning the preservation and management of government records to state, county, city, and state university...
CoSA thanks guest blogger, Suzanne Stasiulatis , Pennsylvania State Archives (PSA), for sharing her experiences on receiving the Society of American Archivists’ Digital Archives Specialist certificate, and other experiences attending CoSA/SERI-sponsored training. The Digital Archives...