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General Information

Electronic Records

Information about managing and transferring electronic records and guidance for digitizing physical records.
General Information

Manage Electronic Records

Best practices and guidance for managing electronic records at state agencies.
General Information

NHPRC Electronic Records Grant

Information about the three-year NHPRC grant to support the preservation and access of state government electronic records.
Guide or Instruction

Transfer Electronic Records to the State Archives

Guidance on transferring electronic records to the WHS State Archives.
Guide or Instruction

Transfer Records to the State Archives with Exactly

Instructions for using the software application Exactly to transfer electronic records to the State Archives.
Guide or Instruction

Preparing Electronic Records for Transfer to the State Archives

Recommendations on how to best prepare electronic records for transfer and permanent storage at the State Archives.
Guide or Instruction

Best Practices for the Selection of Electronic File Formats

Best practices for selecting and monitoring file formats of electronic records.
Guide or Instruction

Digitization Guidance

For State Agencies and Local Units of Government
Digitization project guidance documents for state agencies and local units of government
Guide or Instruction

Best Practices for Naming Electronic Records

This document provides best practices for file naming and may be used to create a policy to be distributed to state agency staff members.
Guide or Instruction

Best Practices for Organizing Electronic Records

This document provides best practices for the organization of files and folders and may be used to create a file organization policy.
Guide or Instruction

Electronic Records Inventories

Guidance for state agencies on creating electronic records inventories.
Guide or Instruction

File Management and Processing Tools

A list of software tools that can assist in electronic file management and processing.

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