Albany, NY -- The New York State Archives is sponsoring a series of three electronic records symposia this fall designed to help local governments and state agencies better manage the daunting and growing task of managing electronic records.
The first event will take place in the Capital Region on October 2, 2008, at the CliftonPark-Half Moon Library. Entitled Taming the Wild Frontiers: EDMS Implementations in State and Local Government,this symposium will focus exclusively on the benefits and difficulties of using an electronic document managementsystem to manage electronic records.
On October 16, 2008 the second symposium will take place on Long Island at the Farmingdale Public Library. This symposium will offer a broad range of electronic records management training onsuch issues as legal liability and the Freedom of Information Law. Bill Saffady and Robert Freeman, national expertsin the fields of electronic records and freedom of information, will speak.
The last symposium of the year will takeplace in the Southern Tier at the Tompkins-Cortland Community College in Dryden on November 14, 2008. Thissymposium will include a panel discussion on email management and a presentation on the best strategies to preserveelectronic records long-term.
These electronic records symposia are the latest in a series started in 2005 and heldacross the state each year. They are part of an ongoing effort by the New York State Archives to equip localgovernment and state agency officials with the knowledge they need to manage and preserve the growing number ofelectronic records which are vital to the people of New York State.
More information for all three electronic records symposia is available by visiting the Archives’ website at http://www.archives.nysed.gov or by calling (518) 474-6926.
The New York State Archives preserves and makes accessible the essential recorded evidence––past andpresent––of New York's governments, organizations, peoples, and events. At its Albany facility, the Archives caresfor more than 200 million archival records of New York State government dating from the 1630s to the present. The State Archives also offers technical assistance, financial support and other services to local governments andcommunity organizations in every region of the state.