[FYI] NHPRC approves grants for electronic records research (fwd)

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Subject: [FYI] NHPRC approves grants for electronic records research

The attached was submitted by Joyce Ray of the NHPRC.  Please direct any
inquiries to nhprc at arch1.nara.gov.

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NHPRC APPROVES GRANTS TOTALING $721,136 FOR ELECTRONIC RECORDS RESEARCH
PROJECTS

At its meeting on November 18, the National Historical Publications and
Records Commission recommended that the Archivist of the United States make
grants totaling $721,136 for five electronic records projects of a total of
$2,308,182 recommended in grants for 28 projects. Other categories included
$250,771 for eight state board planning grants, $1,284,319 for 13
founding-era documentary editing projects and subventions, and $51,956 for
one level-two documentary editing project allowed early submission under
extraordinary circumstances. The Commission also reaffirmed its endorsement
of the research agenda set forth in the publication Research Issues in
Electronic Records. Electronic records research-and-development grant
applications should discuss a proposed project*s relationship to that
agenda and should provide justification for addressing any new research
questions.

The electronic records projects recommended were:

*Association of Research Libraries, Coalition for Networked Information,
Washington, DC: A one-year grant of up to $20,000 for a project to develop,
offer, and evaluate a pilot workshop that will bring together teams of
archivists and information technologists to explore electronic records
issues. The workshop instructors are Gerry Bernbom, Indiana University, and
Fynnette Eaton, Smithsonian Institution.

*Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI: A 30-month grant of
$105,845 for a project to conduct an analysis of recordkeeping practices in
six private-sector environments with the goals of producing case studies,
assessing the degree to which functional requirements for electronic
recordkeeping are applicable in settings without highly structured business
processes, developing guidelines for electronic recordkeeping in such
settings, and publishing a monograph based on this study. The project
director is Margaret Hedstrom.

*Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, MN: A two-year grant of $90,031
for a project to establish electronic records pilot programs with two state
agencies in order to evaluate the metadata the agencies produce, determine
the applicability of that metadata to archival concerns, and establish a
set of *best practices* and guidelines that will provide incentives for
other state agencies to document their information systems and provide the
basis for a functioning, sustainable electronic records program within the
state archives. The project director is Lila Goff.

*The Research Foundation of the State University of New York, Albany, NY: A
two-year grant of $381,332 for a project to develop guidelines to support
and promote long-term preservation of and access to public electronic
records of value to secondary users, including historians and other
researchers. The project will examine the factors that contribute to or
impede secondary use of records, then use applied research methodologies to
assess technology tools, management strategies, and resource-sharing models
for their potential to facilitate such access. The project director is
Theresa Pardo. Alan Kowlowitz of the New York State Archives and Records
Administration will serve as archival liaison.

*Cornell University, Ithaca, NY: A two-year grant of up to $123,928 for
project to study the types of archival electronic records produced on the
college level within a large university. The goal is to initiate
discussions and provide recommendations that will form the basis for future
efforts to implement best practices for electronic recordkeeping for
Cornell*s centralized university information system (Project 2000). The
project director is Elaine Engst.

NHPRCTelephone: (202) 501-5610
NARAFAX: (202) 501-5601
700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Room 106e-mail: nhprc at arch1.nara.gov
Washington, DC 20408-0001