Models for Action: Developing Practical Approaches to Electronic Records Management and Preservation

Organizations often lack adequate tools to manage the growing number and variety of electronic records. Many organizations are finding that their electronic records do not meet their organization's evidentiary needs. Electronic records management requirements must be addressed at the system design stage and not after-the-fact, as an isolated additional activity. Therefore, organizations need immediate and specific solutions and tools that will help them integrate electronic records management requirements into their applications and business processes. The Models for Action Project, funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, is focused on the development of these types of practical tools. The project is being conducted by the Center for Technology in Government at the University of Albany. The project seeks to develop and promote practical tools that will assist organizations, particularly state and local government agencies, in addressing electronic records management and archival requirements as they develop networked computing and communications applications.