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  • The Electronic Records Archives Program at the National Archives and Records Administration
    First Monday, 2007
    Co-Authors: Kenneth Thibodeau
    Abstract:

    The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is responsible for preserving historically valuable records of the U.S. Government. In the digital realm, that encompasses an exponentially growing volume of electronic record in a great variety of increasingly complex formats. To address this challenge, NARA is developing the Electronic Records Archives system [1].

  • The long hold: Storing data at the National Archives
    1991
    Co-Authors: Kenneth Thibodeau
    Abstract:

    The National Archives is, in many respects, in a unique position. For example, I find people from other organizations describing an archival medium as one which will last for three to five years. At the National Archives, we deal with the centuries, not years. From our perspective, there is no archival medium for data storage, and we do not expect there will ever be one. Predicting the long-term future of information technology beyond a mere five or ten years approaches the occult arts. But one prediction is probably safe. It is that the technology will continue to change, at least until analysts start talking about the post-information age. If we did have a medium which lasted a hundred years or longer, we probably would not have a device capable of reading it. The issue of obsolescence, as opposed to media stability, is more complex and more costly. It is especially complex at the National Archives because of two other aspects of our peculiar position. The first aspect is that we deal with incoherent data. The second is that we are charged with satisfying unknown and unknowable requirements. A brief overview of these aspects is presented.

Patrick Ngulube - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • e records readiness at the National Archives of zimbabwe
    Mousaion, 2012
    Co-Authors: Gugulethu Shamaine Nkala, Patrick Ngulube
    Abstract:

    With the adoption of e-government, large volumes of electronic records are being generated in several forms. As government services move online, electronic-records will be the basis for confirming pension and other entitlements, registering births and deaths, verifying citizenship and certifying voting rights, enabling the collection of taxes and census enumeration, supporting financial management and enabling audits and evaluations, helping resolve land claims, supporting litigation, documenting inter-governmental agreements, enabling economic planning, describing the government’s accomplishments, documenting its transgressions, monitoring the nation’s development and governance, and enabling countless other information intensive activities (IRMT 2004). Just as in paper-based records that are preserved at the National Archives for public consumption, e-records should be awarded the same status and attention. Archival institutions should be able to accept electronic records produced by government departments since these records are vital to the operation of the country and interacting with its citizens. This article seeks to assess the electronic-readiness of the National Archives of Zimbabwe, since the management of e-records is one area that has challenged archivists and records managers, especially in developing countries. The article also aims to examine whether the archival institution has the necessary resources for the preservation of e-records. These archival resources include staff skills and the institutional infrastructure, both of which assist government departments in addressing the problems they face in promoting the archival perspective within government departments.

  • Measuring Access to Public Archives and Developing an Access Index: Experiences of the National Archives of Zimbabwe
    ESARBICA Journal: Journal of the Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Branch of the International Council on Archives, 2011
    Co-Authors: I Murambiwa, Patrick Ngulube
    Abstract:

    The reason for the existence of National archival institutions and, indeed, Archives is to preserve and give access to the National cultural heritage. The level of access to Archives may be used as a measure to establish how far the Archives have been taken to the people. One of the National Archives of Zimbabwe‟s strategic goals is to increase access from 75 to 100% by 2013. This goal raises several questions including: Is access measurable? What exactly is constituted by the current 75% and the proposed 100%? The National Archives of Zimbabwe (NAZ), in seeking to answer some of the above questions, has embarked on an exercise to develop an auditable access regime. This development coincides with ongoing efforts by the InterNational Council on Archives (ICA) to develop an access standard and global thrust towards open and transparent societies. A discussion of access invariably leads to other debates that include acquisition policies, archival automation, legislation that have a bearing on, for instance, closure periods, freedom of information and copyright, archival processing, access fees, facilities capacity and access times. This article looks at current efforts to develop an access index for the National Archives of Zimbabwe. To achieve 100% access by 2013 requires that an access baseline be established using quantifiable parameters such as accessioning and processing volumes, reader figures,finding aids, publications and access carrying capacity. Although  this is work in progress, the numbers so far seem to show that access can be objectively quantified at the National Archives. Keywords: Access to Archives, Access Index, Accessibility for the Disabled, ICA Access Principles, Measuring Performance, National Archives of Zimbabwe, Wikinomics

  • Staff Retention in the National Archives of Zimbabwe
    African Journal of Library Archives and Information Science, 2000
    Co-Authors: Patrick Ngulube
    Abstract:

    Using the National Archives of Zimbabwe as a case study, this paper examines the concept of staff retention and makes recommendations that could be used with certain adjustments in similar institutions. The staff retention situation is examined within the human resources management framework, and ways on how to retain staff in an information management environment are suggested. (African Journal of Library, Archives and Information Science: 2000 10 (1): 139-152)

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  • UFO Drawings from the National Archives
    2018
    Co-Authors: David Clarke
    Abstract:

    Originally set up after a request from Winston Churchill, the Ministry of Defence’s UFO Desk ran for over 60 years, collating mysterious sightings and records of strange objects in the sky from observant, and sometimes imaginative, members of the public. As well as letters and official reports, the UFO files contain photographs, drawings and even paintings of these curious sightings. David Clarke has selected examples from The National Archives to present a history of British UFO art and the remarkable stories behind these images, including an alien craft on the A1, flying saucers over Hampstead, and a spaceship landing at a primary school in Macclesfield. Dr David Clarke is Reader and Principal Lecturer in Journalism at Sheffield Hallam University. His research interests include investigative journalism, contemporary legends and rumours. Since 2008 he has worked with The National Archives during the release of UFO files created by the Ministry of Defence. UFO Drawings From The National Archives is part of the Four Corners Irregulars, a series about modern British visual history. Three books will be published in autumn 2017, with further titles to follow, presenting introductions to important but overlooked areas of creativity. The National Archives is the official archive and publisher for the UK Government, and for England and Wales. It works to bring together and secure the future of the public record, both digital and physical, for future generations.

  • The National Archives UFO Project homepage
    2012
    Co-Authors: David Clarke
    Abstract:

    A permanent internet resource (http://www.NationalArchives.gov.uk/ufos) created by The National Archives in 2008 and curated by David Clarke. Includes background and contextual material, highlights guides, podcasts etc that supplement primary documents released to the public under the Freedom of Information Act.

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