Electronic Records Archives

The Electronic Records Archives (ERA) is an office of the United States National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) which was officially established in 2000.[1]

Initial planning and development of ERA began in 1997.[2] The President and Congress supported ERA with appropriations.[1]

In 2008, ERA accepted its first records from four pilot agencies.[1] These agencies were:

In January 2009 it began to take in the electronic records of George W. Bush’s White House.[1] Development of the system ended in 2011.[4]

NARA entered into partnerships with private companies to digitize thousands of traditional paper records. In time, this digitized material will be made available through the ERA.[1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Worsham, James. "How the National Archives Evolved Over 75 Years of Change and Challenges," Prologue, Vol. 41, No. 2 (Summer 2009).
  2. ↑ Thibodeau, Kenneth. "Building the Archives of the Future: Advances in Preserving Electronic Records at the National Archives and Records Administration," D-Lib Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 2 (February 2001).
  3. 1 2 3 4 ERA Pilot Agencies.
  4. ↑ E., Phillips, Megan. "Lessons Learned from NARA's Electronic Records Archives Project". www.ingentaconnect.com. Retrieved 2018-09-28.

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