Special Projects
Current Projects
Preserving State Government Digital Information
Funded by the Library of Congress’ NDIIPP program, A Model Technological and Social Architecture for the Preservation of State Government Digital Information is a two-year project to work with selected state legislatures in exploring methods for providing enhanced online access to legislative materials in digital form. The Minnesota State Archives is leading the effort in partnership with the Minnesota Revisor’s Office, the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, the California Digital Library, California’s State Library and State Archives, the California Legislative Counsel, and the National Conference of State Legislatures. Other participating states include Illinois, Kansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Vermont.
Links to Past Projects
Preserving the Records of the E-Legislature
In April 2005, the Minnesota Historical Society, the Office of the Revisor of Statutes, and the Legislative Reference Library launched a project to explore and test the technologies available to preserve the electronic records of the Minnesota legislature.
Geography and History Online: Integrating Digital Geographic Resources for Use in Schools
With the support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services and in collaboration with Minnesota's Land Management Information Center, the Minnesota Historical Society has initiated a project to provide Minnesota's teachers with the knowledge, curriculum, and tools to teach the state's new graduation standards for geography and history, using online digital resources and applications.
2003 NHPRC Electronic Records Agenda
For many years, the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) has supported efforts to meet the challenges and opportunities represented by the creation, management, and use of electronic records. The materials on this web site are the result of a one-year project, funded by the NHPRC and facilitated by the Minnesota Historical Society in 2002-2003, to review past work in the subject area and to propose new directions to follow in the future.
Educating Archivists and Their Constituencies: XML and Metadata Workshops
This was a two-year project, funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), to address a critical responsibility that archives have discovered in their work with electronic records: the persistent need to educate a variety of constituencies about the principles, products, and resources necessary to implement archival considerations in the application of information technology to governmental functions.
Trustworthy Information Systems Project
With the support of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) and in collaboration with select Minnesota government agency partners, the Minnesota State Archives developed and tested a set of criteria to establish the trustworthiness of information systems. Trustworthiness means that an information system, whether computer- or paper-based, is accountable and can produce reliable and authentic information and records. Government records and record keeping systems must be accountable to citizens and elected officials.
