Opportunity for Comment: NARA Bulletin on Mixed-Media

Opportunity for Comment: NARA Bulletin on Mixed-Media: "

We are requesting comments on the draft of an upcoming NARA Bulletin on managing mixed-media files. NARA bulletins are designed to provide fundamental guidance to Federal agencies who must then determine the most appropriate ways to incorporate the guidance into their work.

This draft Bulletin will provide Federal agencies with guidance about the records management implications for files comprised of both paper records and electronic records stored on physical media. The Bulletin will remind agencies of the lifecycle management requirements for paper and electronic records and the need to maintain the integrity of files when records are in multiple types of media. It will also identify the risks involved if that integrity is not maintained.

This Bulletin was drafted with the assistance of subject matter experts within NARA and interviews at selected agencies that have experience creating and managing mixed-media files.

Please make your comments about the draft Bulletin and any suggestions here by June 8, 2011. We will review all the comments we receive. We plan to publish the Bulletin by the end of June. You can download the draft of the bulletin as .pdf here.

Thank you for your input!

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