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Last updated March 13, 2004

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In early 2001, we asked the State Archivists to tell us what educational programs their agencies and state historical records advisory boards (SHRABs) had in place for a variety of audiences. Please note: The information in the table below was gathered through the broad question "What is your state archives/SHRAB doing in the following education areas?" Accordingly, this is not intended as an all-encompassing summary of what the respondent states are doing, but rather, a sampling of the types of educational activities being undertaken at this time.

Web-based Educational Programs

Summary: All of the thirty-four states responding about Web-based training have basic information on services available on a Web page, although not all of them listed it. Several states offer online records schedules and manuals (AL, CT, GA, MO, NV, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TX, UT, WA, WY). Others provide or are developing online teaching materials including documents and exhibits (FL, GA, KS, LA, ME, MI, MO, MT, NE, NV, NY, NC, ND, OK, PA, VT, WI).

Only four states have actual Web-based training (ME, downloadable database; NY, grant training; OH, PowerPoint workshop for local government; and OR, Web-based records management training for state and local government). Three others (GA, PA, VT) indicated they are currently researching and developing on-line training. In addition, a consortium consisting of New York, Ohio, and AASLH, have submitted a grant proposal to IMLS to develop Web-based training for grass-roots. This work began at the NFACE conference in Atlanta.

States and Territories

Web-based Training

Alaska

Manual for state and local government officials available at Web site: http://www.library.state.ak.us/.  Considering ways to make the Web site more useful as a vehicle for delivering other resources and services.

Colorado

Web-based information is available at http://www.archives.state.co.us

Connecticut

Records retention schedules, manuals, regulations, and guidelines are available tJuly 13, 2010e Connecticut State Library Homepage at www.cslib.org/opra.htm.

Florida

The Florida State Archives "Florida Memory Project"(http://fpc.dos.state.fl.us/memory/, is a Web site that provides educational resources for teachers and students online. The Online Classroom http://fpc.dos.state.fl.us/learning/ uses letters, diaries, photos, documents, etc. to give students a first-hand account of Florida history, and supports curriculum requirements and guidelines outlined in the Sunshine State Standards (standards set by the Florida Department of Education that identify what students should know and be able to do after they complete specific grades).   Other components of the "Florida Memory Project" are:

The Florida Photographic Collection-With over 80,000 images, the collection spans a wide range from mid-15th Century maps to current photographs.  Most of the holdings in the collection have been obtained singly or in small groups.  Together, they form the most complete portrait of Florida available--one that draws its strength from family photographs, the homes of Floridians, their work, and their pastimes.

Highlights of Florida History--An online exhibit of significant Archives documents.

Collections--Call-Brevard Family Papers Online Collection and Guide.

The Florida State Archives is working on a cooperative project with the Florida Learning Alliance, providing access to the photographs available online.  By linking to the Florida State Archives, the Florida Learning Alliance will gain access to over 80,000 online images in The Florida Photographic Collection.

Georgia

The Georgia Archives has hundreds of pages on its Web site http://www.sos.state.ga.us/archives/index/sp.htm targeting various groups (state and local government, professional archivists, grassroots, teachers), with pertinent content.  However, there is no formal online training component as of yet.  We are researching the possibility of having targeted online course, including teacher lesson plans (K-12).

Hawaii

The Hawaii State Archives has no web-based training at this time, but the automated catalog is available on the Web.

Illinois

No Web-based training at this time.

Kansas

Major IMLS project to digitize territorial materials and place them on Web site.

Louisiana

No Web-based training at this time, but expansion of Web site is planned to include inventory of resources and educational aids.

Maine

History day Web site includes links to local repositories with primary sources of potential value to students.  We have begun a special project to demonstrate the value of Maine State Archives' records in documenting Maine towns on our Web site at http://www.state.me.us/sos/arc/edu/turner/intro.htm.

We have developed a Collections Management System for small repositories in MS-Access and have conducted several workshops on using it.  The database itself is a teaching opportunity as people are reminded to record titles, creators, creation and inclusive dates, related standard subjects, etc.  While not perfect nor complete, it is an inexpensive, structured tool that limits the tendency to create many different quickie databases just to "get our collection on computer."  Freely downloadable at http://www.state.me.us/sos/arc/files/dbinfo.htm

Michigan

SAM has received a grant from the Talbert and Leota Abrams Foundation to electronically index and digitize all land patents that document the first transfer of land from the State of Michigan to private ownership. Initially, the digitized records will be available on-site in the SAM but the intent is to make the records available for research on the Web. The records are expected to be used by a variety of researchers, but particularly by genealogists and by students and scholars.

Missouri

"Teaching with Documents," a curriculum package built around forty primary sources held in collections at the Missouri State Archives, is available on the Web at http://www.sos.state.mo.us/archives/education/teaching/modocs.asp

The Records Management Program Manual is available at http://www.sos.state.mo.us/records/recmgmt/rmpm

The Local Records Retention Schedule is available at http://www.sos.state.mo.us/archives/localrecs/schedules/

Montana

Currently have one exhibit for using a document on the Montana Historical Society Archives Web site http://www.his.state.mt.us/departments/Library-Archives/exhibit.html.  Several more are in the works. 

Nebraska

Library of Congress/American Memory Project - "Prairie Settlement: A Story of Determination."  Homesteading on the Great Plains is documented using digitized images of 3000 Solomon D. Butcher glass plate negatives and letters of the Uriah Oblinger family.  Available on-line at http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/nbhihtml/pshome.html.

A project with Nebraska Educational Telecommunications (NET) - digitization project on homesteading and early settlement, should be "up" in spring 2001.  (Nebraska.Studies.edu)

Nevada

We have not yet begun Web-based training for professionals or allied professionals.  A portion of an interactive "Nevada History" CD0-ROM (which includes historical photographs, documents, maps, speeches, oral histories, video clips, diary excerpts, etc.) will be modified for use on the Web. 

Electronic Document Management and Imaging Systems Guidelines, "An Official State Standard," issued May 17, 2000, is available on the Web at http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/nsla/records/edm2.htm.

The Local Government Records Manual is also available online at http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/nsla/records/manual/recman.htm.

New Hampshire

The state archives has its guide to its collection on the Web at http://www.nh.gov/state/guide.html

New Mexico

No Web-based training offered at this time.

New York

Web-based training for teachers and resources for classroom use
http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/dbq/ssindex.html

Training for our grants program is available online for local governments http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/grantsawards/ga_lgrmif.shtml

Technical publications for teachers, local government, non-government repositories and state agencies
http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/nysaservices/ns_pubs.shtml

Planned is an expansion of our on-line collection/resources linked to other institutions throughout New York, to provide statewide access to collections via State Archives .

North Carolina

Resources for state and local officials, teachers, and the general public are available at the division's Web site: http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us . Specific training modules are not currently available.

North Dakota

We do not deliver any Web-based training at this time, but are adding resources and access to bibliographic information to our Web site on a continuing basis http://www.state.nd.us/hist/.  The State Historical Society is cooperating partner with a state-wide project called "NatureShift!" which is placing a variety of information on an interactive Web site aimed at K-12.

Ohio Ohio has the following resources available on the Web site: http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/lgr/
1) Just the Basics LGR workshop - PowerPoint presentation with voice over narration
2) Web site also has all PowerPoint presentations available for downloading
3) LGR forms available for downloading as PDF or Word files
4) County Records Manual
5) Township Records Manual
6) Municipal Records Manual
7) Sample Library Retention Schedules
8) Instructions for School Districts including Records Commission Procedures and School Records Retention Schedule
9) LGR Handbook
10) Links to Ohio Revised Code "Public Records Laws"
11) LGR Electronic Records Guidelines including "LGR Electronic Records Statement,""Guidelines for Digital Imaging Projects,""Guidelines for Managing Electronic Mail,""Common Questions about Electronic Mail," and "LGRP Electronic Records Management Guidelines."

By summer 2001, an on-line form will be added that will allow LGR Records Managers to submit revisions or additions to the records manuals.

In addition, the Ohio Electronic Records Committee Web site at http://www.ohiojunction.net/erc/ - has electronic records guidelines.

Oklahoma

In addition to other resources available on the department's Web site http://www.odl.state.ok.us/oar/recordsmgt/scheduling.htm, state agencies and state supported institutions of higher education can directly access and download the General Records Disposition Schedule and the General Records Disposition Schedule for State Universities and Colleges.

The State Archives Division is working closely with the department's Web development office to make additional materials and information available over the Web.  Indicative of this commitment to public outreach is the State Archives' presence on the National History Day Web site.  As of today, Oklahoma is one of seven states that have contributed to "Sites Specifically Created for National History Day Researchers."

Oregon

Oregon has an informative and humorous streaming video presentation, State Records Center to the Rescue, highlighting the benefits of using the State Records Center, which includes detailed instructional material on how place inactive state government records in this facility. Additional printed instructions on transfer procedures are also available. (PDF file) http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/banners/recmgmt.htm

In addition, a series of on-line workshops, Web-Based Records Management Training for Oregon County Government, provide any time, any place training for Records Officers and government employees who manage the retention and disposition of public records in Oregon. Each session contains an audio-video presentation followed by a short 10-question quiz. http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/training/training_home.htm

Records retention schedules for state and local government are also available on-line at: http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/recmgmt/defaultrecmgmt.html

Pennsylvania

We currently have no courses on the Web, but we have added our local government manuals and the SHRAB Strategic Plan to the Commission’s Web site http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/RecordsMgnt/Shrab/ 1999shrab.asp.  A number of our state manuals and directives are available on the Web through our Governor’s Office of Administration.

We plan to develop several Web-based training courses for our state agencies and/or local governments.  Proposed topics include development of an archives/records management program, reformatting records, disaster planning, electronic files management, and appraisal and the State Archives.  Some of these could be adapted for non-governmental repositories and made available through our SHRAB Web pages.

The State Archives also plans to make primary sources available on the Web to be utilized by teachers in presenting Pennsylvania history at the various grade levels.

South Carolina

The State Archives Web page has a great deal of technical information available for state and local government, http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/statelcl.htm

The SC SHRAB Web page has lists of archival and records management resources available at the State Library (purchased with a SC SHRAB regrant) and copies of a religious archives manual (produced with a SC SHRAB regrant), http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/shrab1.htm

South Dakota

No Web-based training offered at this time, however, the Web site lists resources available in the Archives http://www.sdhistory.org/archives.htm.

Tennessee

No Web-based training offered at this time.

Texas

No Web-based training offered at this time, information about state and local government training is available on-line at http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/slrm/state/classes.html and http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/slrm/local/classes.html.

Utah

Policy, procedures, and training material is on the Web for state and local government records officers.  We continue to add material. http://www.archives.state.ut.us/recmanag/recmanag.htm

Vermont

The Archives has not fully developed the use of its Web site for providing archival training or resources.  We have the beginnings of such a section at:
http://vermont-archives.org/archivemanage.html

As part of its on going effort to demonstrate to legislators that archival records are a resource for their deliberations the Archives has posted both general historical government information:
http://vermont-archives.org/

and then specific archives based information on issues being debated by the general assembly and public:
http://vermont-archives.org/governance/govern.htm

and we make our presentations on various topics available:
http://vermont-archives.org/talks/contents.htm

As time allows more primary records will be incorporated into these sites.

Virginia

The Library of Virginia's Web site http://www.lva.lib.va.us offers a variety of resources to researchers and professionals at a distance.

Washington

Records retention schedules, manuals and forms are available online http://www.secstate.wa.gov/archives/records_management.aspx?m=undefined.

Wisconsin

SHRAB Web site includes manuals and curriculum packets developed in continuing education programs.  Web site also includes evaluations and reports that are useful to those involved in grassroots efforts in other states.

Wyoming

No Web-based training is offered at this time, but we do list historical resources that are most frequently used and requested on our Web site http://wyoarchives.state.wy.us/.  Guidelines, instructions, retention schedules, and a variety of resources are published on our Web site to provide guidance and assistance to archivists, administrators, managers, records and information managers, and IT specialists, at all levels and branches of government in Wyoming.

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