List members,

For your possible interest.

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Conley L. Edwards
State Archivist
Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA  23219
Telephone:  804-692-3554
Fax:           804-692-3603
E-mail:  [log in to unmask]
 
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-----Original Message-----
From: - COSHRC-L - Council of State Historical Records Coordinators
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Vicki Walch
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 11:39 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Seeking consultants for CoSA Local Government Archives Project

The Council of State Archivists is seeking three consultants for its
NHPRC-grant funded project, "Closest to Home: Archival Programs for
Local Government Records."  Additional information about the project is
available at http://www.statearchivists.org/lga/.

Consultants will be selected by the project's Task Force which is
co-chaired by Kaye Lanning Minchew, Troup County (GA) Archives, and Roy
Tryon, South Carolina Department of Archives and History.

The first meeting of the Task Force will be March 10-12 at which time it
will finalize a set of key issues that warrant in-depth exploration by
the three project consultants.  Issues already under consideration
include:
. Addressing the challenge of managing and preserving electronic
records; . Ensuring that imaging systems and other technological
solutions to storage and access during the active life of records
incorporate appropriate safeguards for records requiring long-term
retention; . Establishing funding mechanisms to support preservation of
and access to local government records of long-term value; . Providing
appropriate education and training for local government officials who
create and care for these records during their active life and for the
archivists who manage their long-term preservation; . Evaluating the
impact of programs and policies instituted at the federal and state
levels that affect the creation, use, and retention of local government
records; . Ensuring that users of all kinds have ready access to local
government archives.
 
The Task Force will refine this list during its initial deliberations
and may identify additional issues during this process.  

We invite individuals who have expertise in local government archives
and are interested in being considered to serve as one of the project's
three consultants to review the detailed "Call for Consultants" at
http://www.statearchivists.org/lga/call_consultants.htm and then submit
a letter of interest as outlined in the "How to respond" section at the
end of the document.

If you have questions about the project, please feel free to contact
either of the Task Force co-chairs or CoSA staff:

Project Co-chairs:

Kaye Lanning Minchew, Director
Troup County Archives
PO Box 1051, LaGrange GA 30241
Telephone:  706-884-1828  Email:  [log in to unmask]

Roy Tryon, State Archivist & Records Administrator South Carolina
Department of Archives and History
8301 Parklane Rd, Columbia SC 29223
Telephone:  803-896-6120  Email:  [log in to unmask]

Council of State Archivists staff:

Vicki Walch, Executive Director
Council of State Archivists (CoSA)
65 N Westminster St, Iowa City, IA  52245-3833
Telephone: 319.338.0248   Fax: 319.354.2526

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