Center for Archival Resources On Legislatures (CAROL)

Site Map

The following provides links to the pages within CAROL, which are grouped by the main topics as defined the home page. More information about CAROL and the Minnesota NDIIPP project can be found on the CAROL home page.

CAROL Home Page

CAROL Home Page

Foundations

Foundations Home Page

- Understanding Your Records and Responsibilities

• Legislative Record Description
• Record Inventory and Appraisal
• Record Retention and Disposition
• Legal Requirements

- Methods of Content Acquisition

• BagIt
• Web Harvesting

- Formats and Standards

• Format Registries
• Digital Files
• Metadata Standards
• XML
• Web Standards

- White Papers (links to PDFs and additional resources below)

• Digital Audio and Video
• Metadata
• Legislative Metadata Schema and XML Wrapper
• Open Government / Web Standards
• Retrospective Digitization
• Exploring XML

Access

Access Home Page

- The Basics

• Foundations Home Page

- White Papers (links to PDFs and additional resources below)

• Accessibility
• Business Case for Digital Preservation
• Retrospective Digitization white paper and resources 
• Digital Audio and Video white paper and resources 
• Web Archiving and Evaluation 
• Legislative History Resources 
• Legislative Metadata Comparison
• Use and Reuse of Open Government Data
• XML
  

- Projects and Tools

• ADA Accessibility
• Legislative Metadata Schema and XML Wrapper
• XML Native Databases and Pilot Project
• Web Archiving
• Open Data
• Projects with the Sunlight Foundation

Preservation

Preservation Home Page

- Why Preserve

• Authentication Home Page

- Accessing Your Needs

- Exploring the Options

- Components of Preservation

- Developing a Preservation Plan

- Choosing a Preservation System

- Preservation Models

- Cost Models

- Preservation System Tests

- White Papers (links to PDFs on the topic below)

• Business Case of Digital Preservation
• Cloud Computing
• Needs Assessment
• Exploring Preservation Options
• Factors to Consider when Choosing a Preservation System
• Preservation Plan
• Preservation Models

Authentication

Authentication Home Page

- Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act (UELMA) Model Law

- White Papers

• Authentication of Primary Legal Materials and Pricing Options
• Authentication Methods
• Authentication Overview

- Resources

• Legal Framework of States
• Specific Acts and Rules
• Perspectives from Legal Communities

Additional Resources

The following is a list of resources related to digital preservation and access issues.

Center for Archival Resources On Legislatures (CAROL) Resource List February 2012 (pdf)

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Links to the main sections of CAROL are provided below.

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February 28, 2012