# Presentation: 287883

## Electronic Recordkeeping

## Agenda

- 1. Provide _Overview_ of Electronic Records in Government.
- 2.	 Provide _Definitions _for Understanding ERK.
- 3.	 Describe _Objectives_ of ERK.
- 4. 	Identify _Critical Success Factors_ for ERK Projects.
- 5.	 Review _Business Benefits_ of ERK.
- 6. 	Review _Legal and Regulatory Requirements_ for ERK.
- 7.	 Introduce _Planning Checklists_ for Records Managers and IT Staff considering an ERK Project.

## Electronic Records in Government

- Official records of Federal agencies are found in:
- Desktop computer applications: e.g., word processing, spreadsheet, and personal database software
- Electronic mail (e-mail) systems
- Electronic document management systems (EDMS)
- Agency Web sites
- Management information systems (MIS) and other electronic information systems (EIS)
- Digital media files
- Scientific instrumentation and research data sets

## Electronic Records in [XXX]

- **CUSTOMIZE THIS SLIDE**
- [INSERT YOUR ORGANIZATION NAME IN TITLE]
- LIST OF SOME IMPORTANT, UNIQUE, OR HIGHLY VISIBLE RECORDS THAT ARE CREATED OR STORED ELECTRONICALLY IN YOUR ORGANIZATION.
- EXAMPLE 1
- EXAMPLE 2
- (etc.)

## Challenge of Electronic Records

*	*"Electronic records pose the biggest challenge ever to record keeping in the Federal Government and elsewhere.  There is no option to finding answers...the alternative is irretrievable information, unverifiable documentation, diminished government accountability, and lost history."
- 		*John Carlin, Archivist of the United States*
- Electronic Recordkeeping (ERK) is part of the solution to manage, preserve and provide access to electronic records.
- ERK is not a total solution – it must work in concert with good records management programs, good agency business practices, and reliable information technology infrastructures.

## Definitions

***	******1.******	******Record***
***	******2.******	******Electronic Record***
***	******3.******	******Records Management***
***	******4.******	******Electronic Records Management (ERM)***
***	******5.******	******Electronic Recordkeeping (ERK)***

## Records Management, ERM and ERK

**Records Management (RM)**

**Traditional Records Management**

**Electronic Records Management (ERM)**

**Electronic Recordkeeping[ERK]**

***(All Media, Including Paper)***

***(Electronic Only)***

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## ERK Objectives

***Meet legal requirements, e.g., Federal Records Act and GPEA.***
***Meet agency business needs.***
***Expedite fulfillment of EFOIA and legal discovery requests.***
***Leverage agency investments in information technology.***
***Address other agency-specific objectives.***

## ERK Objectives

- **CUSTOMIZE THIS SLIDE**
***Meet other agency-specific objectives.  ***
- LIST HERE ISSUES OR OBJECTIVES SPECIFIC TO YOUR ORGANIZATION

## Critical Success Factors

***1. Senior Managers***
***2. Agency Staff***
***3. Information Systems/Information Technology Staff***
***4. Records Officers and Records Managers***
***5. Re-engineering: Integrate ERK into the re-design of business processes***
***6. Pilot projects: Demonstrate and prove ERK technology***
***7. Education and Training***

## Critical Success Factors

- **CUSTOMIZE THIS SLIDE**
- LIST HERE OTHER CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS SPECIFIC TO YOUR ORGANIZATION

## Deciding to Implement ERK

- The decision to implement electronic recordkeeping (ERK) lies with the agency management.
- ERK should provide _business benefits_ to the agency...
- ...and help the agency meet _regulatory and other legal requirements._

## Business Benefits of ERK

***Accessibility***
***Authenticity and reliability***
***Business dispute resolution***
***Improved productivity***
***Long-term cost savings***
***Reduced cost of FOIA compliance and legal discovery***

## Business Benefits

- **CUSTOMIZE THIS SLIDE**
- LIST HERE OTHER BUSINESS BENEFITS SPECIFIC TO YOUR ORGANIZATION

## Legal and Regulatory Requirements

***1. Presidential Decision Directive 63 (PDD-63)***
***2. Electronic Freedom of Information Act - EFOIA***
***3. Government Paperwork Elimination Act***
***4. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995***
***5. Information Technology Management Reform Act - ITMRA  (aka "Clinger-Cohen")***
***6. Government Performance and Results Act - GPRA***
***7. Armstrong v. Executive Office of the President***
***8. Public Citizen v. John Carlin***

## Checklists for an ERK Initiative

- ERK is an agency decision, based on legal and regulatory requirements and an analysis of business benefits.
- Once decided upon, initial steps in an ERK initiative include:
- Establish an understanding of Records Management.
- Assess the resources and readiness of the RM staff.
- Assess the resources and readiness of the IT organization.
- Make preliminary planning decisions for the ERK project.

## Checklist: RM Readiness

***Readiness of the agency’s Records Management staff is critical to success of ERK.  Some questions to be answered:***
- Does your agency have a functioning records management program?
- Will current RM staffing levels support an ERK environment?
- Does your agency have an up-to-date listing of records?
- Does your agency have an enterprise-wide records classification scheme or file plan?
- Do all staff understand and know how to use the agency file plan?

## Checklist: RM Readiness

- Does your agency have records schedules which contain business rules for how long records are maintained?
- Has the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) approved your agency’s records schedules?
- Has your agency identified how RM practices will change as ERK is implemented?
- Have you identified requirements for coordinating manual and automated RM processes, for records on any media?
- Have you identified changes to business processes that could or should be made as part of ERK implementation?

## Checklist: IT Readiness

***Readiness and resources of the IT organization are critical to the success of an agency’s ERK initiatives.  Some questions:***
- Have you determined how records management fits into the agency’s overall information management strategy?
- Does your IT organization understand records management goals and support agency records management objectives?
- Has your agency identified its electronic records?
- Does your agency have a program for long-term management and retention of electronic records?

## Checklist: IT Readiness

- Has your agency done a cost/benefit analysis for this ERK initiative?
- Have you determined the scope of your ERK project?
- What records, from what sources, for what purposes?
- One system or separate systems for paper and electronic records?
- One system or many: for sub-units or functional areas?
- One system or many: for different record types?
- Parallel/pilot testing vs. “day forward” implementation?
- Does the agency have an ERK team which includes IT, records management, legal, finance, audit and program staff?

## Conclusion

- **CUSTOMIZE THIS SLIDE**
- LIST HERE ANY CLOSING COMMENTS THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO YOUR ORGANIZATION

## More About ERK

- National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
- 	<http://www.nara.gov/records/>
- NARA Fast Track Guidance Development Project
- 	<http://www.nara.gov/records/fasttrak/fthome.html>
- Additional Records Management Information (links)
- 	<http://www.nara.gov/records/links.html>

## More About ERK

- Records and Information Management Resource List
- 	<http://home.earthlink.net/~survivoraz/infomgmt/infmgt.htm>
- The Preservation of the Integrity of Electronic Records
- 	<http://www.slais.ubc.ca/users/duranti/>
- InterPARES Project
- 	<http://www.interPARES.org/>