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The Electronic Records Archives (ERA) Program
We’re not there, yet!We’re not there, yet!
Fall 2006 MARAC Meeting, Morristown, NJFall 2006 MARAC Meeting, Morristown, NJ
Mark ConradMark ConradArchives SpecialistArchives Specialist
ERA Research DivisionERA Research Division
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All statements, opinions, and conjectures are All statements, opinions, and conjectures are my own unless otherwise attributed.my own unless otherwise attributed.
Caveat Emptor!Caveat Emptor!
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Electronic RecordsElectronic RecordsNARA’s ChallengesNARA’s Challenges
ScopeScope The Entire Federal GovernmentThe Entire Federal Government
VarietyVariety Different Types of RecordsDifferent Types of Records
ComplexityComplexity Records in Different FormatsRecords in Different Formats
VolumeVolume Enormous Number of RecordsEnormous Number of Records
ObsolescenceObsolescence Constantly Changing Constantly Changing TechnologyTechnology
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Anticipated Incoming Permanent Anticipated Incoming Permanent Electronic Records CollectionsElectronic Records Collections
within the next 15 yearswithin the next 15 years
Year 20072007 20082008 20092009 20102010 20112011 20122012 20132013 20142014 20182018 20222022
Projected Accumulated
NARAHoldings
in petabytes(1 PB = 1,024 TB)
3.63.6 5.55.5 7.87.8 10.610.6 14.114.1 19.019.0 25.825.8 35.835.8 131131 347347
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How NARA RespondedHow NARA Responded The ERA VisionThe ERA Vision
ERA will be a comprehensive, systematic, and dynamic means of
preservingpreserving and providing continuing accesscontinuing accessto any typeany type of electronic record
free from dependencefree from dependence on any specific hardware or software,
created anywherecreated anywhere in the Federal Government.
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We’re not there, yet!We’re not there, yet!
A great deal of progress in A great deal of progress in empirical empirical researchresearch
Astonishingly little Astonishingly little practicalpractical experience experience within the archival profession as a wholewithin the archival profession as a whole
A lot more A lot more theoreticaltheoretical research/writing research/writing
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Empirical ResearchEmpirical Research
Areas of ProgressAreas of Progress Infrastructure-independent repositoriesInfrastructure-independent repositories ScalabilityScalability
Areas for Further ResearchAreas for Further Research Software and hardware-dependenceSoftware and hardware-dependence
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Practical ExperiencePractical Experience
Why So Little Progress?Why So Little Progress? It takes resources?It takes resources? It takes partnerships?It takes partnerships?
Some Reasons for HopeSome Reasons for Hope NHPRC projectsNHPRC projects Leveraging other folks workLeveraging other folks work
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NationalScienceFoundation
San Diego San Diego Supercomputer Supercomputer
CenterCenter
Some of NARA’s Research PartnersSome of NARA’s Research Partners
National Center National Center for for Supercomputing Supercomputing ApplicationsApplications
Army Army ResearchResearchLaboratoryLaboratory
NISTNIST
…and many others!
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National Coordination Office forNational Coordination Office forNetworking Information TechnologyNetworking Information Technology
Research and Development (NCO/NITRD) Research and Development (NCO/NITRD)
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FY 2007 FY 2007 NITRD Supplement to the President's Budget
See http://www.nitrd.gov/pubs/2007supplement/
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FY 2007 FY 2007 NITRD Supplement to the President's Budget:
Some Highlights
Human-Computer Interaction and Information Management Needs Include:
Next-generation methods, tools, and technologies to make it possible to access, integrate, analyze, and efficiently manage massive stores of widely distributed, heterogeneous information (e.g., science and engineering research data, Federal records)
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FY 2007 FY 2007 NITRD Supplement to the President's Budget
Some Highlights
Human-Computer Interaction and Information Management Needs Include:
Federal information management architecture testbeds: To evaluate issues in petascale collections of information
governed by differing requirements (e.g., national security, personal privacy)
Long-term preservation: Maintenance of and access to long-lived science and
engineering data collections and Federal records
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Some Possible AlliesSome Possible Allies
PDES, Inc. PDES, Inc. http://pdesinc.aticorp.org/http://pdesinc.aticorp.org/
NASCIO NASCIO https://www.nascio.org/https://www.nascio.org/
Open Grid Forum Open Grid Forum http://www.ogf.org/http://www.ogf.org/
Others! Others! (look for phrases like data management)(look for phrases like data management)
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Theoretical Research/WritingTheoretical Research/Writing
How Do You Evaluate It?How Do You Evaluate It? One Size Does One Size Does Not NecessarilyNot Necessarily Fit All Fit All No Substitute for Dirty Hands!No Substitute for Dirty Hands!
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Your Contacts in theYour Contacts in the
ERA Program Management OfficeERA Program Management Office
Mark Conrad [email protected]
ERA Research Papershttp://www.archives.gov/era/research/research-papers.html
ERA CommunicationsERA Communications(301) 837-0740
[email protected] ERA Website is
http://www.archives.gov/era