Archival programs are pursuing a variety of strategies to preserve electronic records.  This session will review some of the options for management, identification, access, and maintenance of electronic records. Methods for maintaining custodial and distributed archives will also be discussed.

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O Thibodeau, Kenneth, “Building the Archives of the Future: Advances in Preserving Electronic Records at the National Archives and Records Administration,” D-Lib Magazine 7 (No. 2, February 2001).
<www.dlib.org/dlib/february01/thibodeau/02thibodeau.html>

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C O'Shea, Greg, and David Roberts, "Living in a Digital World: Recognising the Electronic and Post-Custodial Realities," Archives & Manuscripts 24 (No. 2, 1996): 286-311

C Jim Suderman, “Defining Electronic Series: A Study,” Archivaria (No. 53, Spring 2002): 31-46.

C Bearman, David, "Item Level Control and Electronic Recordkeeping," Archives & Museum Informatics 10 (No. 3, 1996): 195-245.