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.
Educating Archivists and Their Constituencies: XML and Metadata Workshops
This was a two-year project, funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, 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
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.
