CROSSROADS

The Crossroads newsletter is published by NAGARA's Committee on Electronic Records and Information Systems (CERIS).  The newsletter provides NAGARA members with news about developments in information policy and the management of electronic records, with an emphasis on government issues at the federal, state, and local levels.  Topics cover both U.S. and international work, and focus on online resources.  Issues of Crossroads published within the last 12 months are available only in the Members Only section.

Beginning in 2005, Crossroads has featured whitepapers about important issues such as e-mail and metadata.  Crossroads is published intermittently. LaDonna Wagers, State Library & Archives of Florida, is serving as editor. To contribute content, you can contact LaDonna at lwagers@dos.state.fl.us.  

2009-2 (pdf)
CERIS White Paper: Electronic Records Management and Enterprise Architecture

2009-1 (pdf)
CERIS White Paper: Discovery: How the Legal Process Can Impact Records Management Professionals

2007-1 (pdf)
CERIS White Paper: Enterprise Content Management

2006-2 (pdf)
CERIS White Paper: Archival Understanding and Use of the Portable Document Format for Archives (PDF/A)

2006-1 (pdf)
CERIS White Paper: Metadata Functions and Considerations

2005-2 (pdf)
CERIS White Paper: E-mail Retention and Preservation

2005-1 (pdf)
NAGARA Website Re-designed
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Building an Electronic Records Archives
“Electronic Records Online” -- Pilot Presentation System from the National Archives of England, Wales and the United Kingdom
PDF/A Standard Nears Completion

2004-2 (pdf)
Committee on Electronic Records and Information Systems Report Status
of the Preservation of Electronic Records by State Archives Issued
Persistent Archives Testbed Project
ARMA/AIIM/Cohasset Survey Report on Electronic Records Management
Federal Agencies Help Create PDF-Archive Standard

2004-1 (pdf)
Kansas Department of Revenue Central E-mail Record Archive System
Government of Canada Information Management Portal Project
National Archives of Australia Agency to Researcher Digital Preservation Project
Digital Preservation Coalition Publishes Technology Watch Report

2003-4 (pdf)
CERIS Archival Acquisitions Survey
U.S. Congress Considers Database Legislation
Canada Customs and Revenue Agency Issues Information Management Policy
The Invisible Web

2003-3 (pdf)
USGS EROS Data Center Releases Digital Storage Technology
Study Minnesota Completes Two NHPRC Projects
MetaMap Offers Guide to Metadata Initiatives
OCLC and RLG Form PREMIS Working Group

2003-2
Kansas State Publications Archival Collection
NARA's 18th Annual Preservation Conference
OCLC Issues White Paper on Incentives to Preserve Digital Materials
Duluth Lynchings Online Resource

2003-1
PERM Project Issues Draft Report
Arizona Releases Electronic Recordkeeping System Guidelines
Federal Web Sites Live On Through the CyberCemetery
NECCC Issues 2002 Conference White Papers

2002-4
COSHRC Web Needs Assessment Report
Indiana University Archives Completes Project
National Historical Geographical Information Systems Project
GRIP Debuts as Preservation Clearinghouse
e-Vital Project Collects Birth and Death Information
Internet Resources Newsletter

2002-3
Federal Data Quality ActInformation Management: Challenges in Managing and Preserving Electronic Records
Cybercrime.gov
New Digital Preservation Resources
Minnesota Recordkeeping Metadata Standard Approved
Delaware Pilot for "National Map" Project

2002-2
XML Applications in Government
State Web Portals: Delivering and Financing E-Service
NHPRC Electronic Records Research Agenda Revisited
New UK Government Metadata Standard Released
New Zealand’s "LandOnline" Offers Country-Wide Coverage
Long Bets Offers Thought-Provoking Entertainment

2002-1
Report on Current Federal Recordkeeping Practices
Government Web Sites Surveyed
Project DataSpace Aims at Data Set Sharing
IMLS Offers Guidance on Digital Collections
ERPANET Initiative Launched
SHRABs and Documentation Efforts

2001-4
Internet Wayback Machine Unveiled
Dublin Core Metadata Set Becomes ANSI Standard
XML Within Governmente-TERM Project
Memory of the World
Council of State Historic Records Coordinators
Wisconsin Local History and Biography Articles

2001-3
Federal Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards
Understanding Society Through Its Records
MoReq: Model Requirements for the Management of Electronic Records
U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts
GILS Resources
Pennsylvania State Archives Records Information Access System

2001-2
Archiving Web Resources
Picture Australia: Model for Museum Collection Portals
Principles and Practices in Managing Financial Records: A Reference Model and Assessment Tool
Digital Government
Web Characterization Project

2001-1
State Technology Architectures
Organizations Addressing E-Government Issues
Web-Based Mapping in GIS
Testing the Major Search Engines: "Where Can I Find Government Records"