Preservation of electronic records and converted records should be a priority, and conservation guidelines for electronic records should be produced. As storage costs for electronic material decrease, there should be a presumption in favor of retention within agencies. Scheduling records, which is the process of standardizing appraisal process of the value of records and periods of preservation and disposal based on that value should continue as a function of NARA. However, individual agencies should retain all electronic records in a searchable form with version controls to ensure that they can be used by agency personnel when needed and are available for permanent public access until such curation is performed by NARA according to established records schedules. NARA has expertise on conservation to ensure electronic records are maintained in accessible formats – tapping this expertise and making it accessible to agency IT administrators should be a priority. Once records are consistently preserved and conserved, access and usability can be enhanced by establishing partnerships with third parties.
- From the 21st Century RTK Agenda
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