ERA Presentations, Papers and Related Research Publications

ERA has sponsored numerous presentations, papers, and research publications related to the preservation of electronic records.

Presentations

Below is a list of presentations given by NARA's administration, management, staff and partners about the technological and archival aspects of preserving electronic records. All available presentations are in PDF format unless otherwise indicated.

2009

Cacas, Rita. "The Electronic Records Archives (ERA) Program Status: State Archives Administration of China and The Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan." National Archives and Records Administration, Archives II, College Park, MD. April 27, 2009.
Thibodeau, Kenneth. "Program Director's Update: Advisory Committee on the Electronic Records Archives" National Archives, Washington, DC, April 29-30, 2009.
Cacas, Rita. "The Electronic Records Archives (ERA) Program Status for the "Seminario Sistemas de Información" Bogota, Colombia, South America. March 11-13, 2009.

2008

Morphy, Martha. "The Electronic Records Archives: (ERA)Program Status." The National Center for State Courts (NCSC), Las Vegas, Nevada, December 3, 2008.
Eaton, Fynnette. "Current Status of the The Electronic Records Archives (ERA) System Development." The Bi-Monthly Records and Information Discussion Group (BRIDG), October 29, 2008.
Conrad, Mark. "Capturing Websites - Insight From Experience, Looking Toward Tomorrow." ARMA International Conference. Las Vegas, NV. October 23, 2008.
Bajcsy, Peter. "Preserve or Not To Preserve? How Can Computers Help with Appraisals." Alleghany Ballistics Lab. Rocket Center, West Virginia. October 16, 2008.
Chadduck, Robert. Session Chair, "Partnerships in Research" and "DataNet: A Digital Preservation Network for the Future." Partnerships in Innovation II, College Park, MD. October 8, 2008.
Thibodeau, Kenneth. Session Chair, "The ERA System: Architecture, Implementation, and Organizational Impact." Partnerships in Innovation II, College Park, MD. October 7, 2008.
Kepley, David. "The Electronic Records Archives (ERA) System: From the User's Perspective." Partnerships in Innovation II, College Park, MD. October 7, 2008.
Rogers, Rick. "The Electronic Records Archives (ERA) System: Architectural, Implementation and Organizational" Partnerships in Innovation II, College Park, MD. October 7, 2008.
Conrad, Mark."Standards and Polices for Trusted Digital Repositories - ERA Research and Development" Partnerships in Innovation II, College Park, MD. October 7, 2008.
Cacas, Rita. " The Electronic Records Archives (ERA): Collaborative Approaches on a National Scale." The Committee on Institutional Cooperation, University Archivists Group Forum. Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, September 26, 2008
Thibodeau, Kenneth. "Openness, Growth, Evolution, and Closure in Archival Information Systems: Lessons from NARA's Experience." IEEE Symposium on Mass Storage Systems & Technologies, Baltimore, MD, September 22-25, 2008.
Kurtz, Michael. Keynote Address: The Current Status of the Electronic Records Archives (ERA) Development.The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Records and Content Management Conference, EPA Headquarters, Washington, DC. September 9 -11, 2008.
Conrad, Mark. Session Chair, "Capturing the E-Tiger: New Tools for E-mail Preservation." Society of American Archivists Annual Meeting, San Francisco, August 30, 2008.
Thibodeau, Kenneth. "NARA's ERA Achieves Initial Operating Capability!" Society of American Archivists Annual Meeting, San Francisco, August 28, 2008.
Eaton, Fynnette with John Phillips."The Electronic Records Archives (ERA) Program Status. " National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators (NAGARA) 2008 Annual Meeting. Atlanta, Georgia, July 25, 2008.
Carlson, Michael. "An Overview of the Electronic Records Archives (ERA) Program". Department of the Navy. June 26, 2008.
Cacas, Rita. "An Introduction to the Electronic Records Archives (ERA) Program." ERA Open House, Archives II, June 24, 2008.
Thibodeau, Ken. "Where in the World is ERA?" ERA Open House, Archives II, June 24, 2008.
Thibodeau, Ken. "The Clock is Ticking; NARA ERA Going Live!" NCC-AIIM June Social, International Spy Museum, Washington, DC. June 20, 2008.
Carlson, Michael. "An Overview of the Electronic Records Archives (ERA) Program". Department of the Air Force. May 14, 2008.
Thibodeau, Kenneth. "Building a Future for Our Times: The Electronic Records Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration, U.S." Public Interest Declassification Board Archives I, Washington, DC. January 26, 2008.

2007

Thibodeau, Kenneth. Keynote address at the East Asian Branch of the International Council on Archives Annual Conference. Tokyo, Japan. October 25, 2007.
Conrad, Mark. "Getting a Seat at the Table to Leverage Other People's Money." Society of American Archivists annual meeting. Chicago, Il, August 2007.
Conrad, Mark. SDSC/SAA "Electronic Records Summer Camp." San Diego Supercomputer Center. August 6-10, 2007.
Cacas, Rita, and LePore, Gregory. "Building the Archives of the Future: An Overview of the ERA Program." eRecords Forum, Indianapolis, IN, August 1, 2007.
Thibodeau, Kenneth. "The Creation of Wealth in Archives: Lessons from NARA's ERA Program." NAGARA, July 19, 2007
Thibodeau, Kenneth. "The Electronic Records Archives at the National Archives and Records Administration." AALL Town Meeting, New Orleans, July 16, 2007.
Cacas, Rita and Conrad, Mark. "ERA Updates" at the NDIIP Partners meeting, University of Maryland, College Park. June 26, 2007.
Cacas, Rita. "Digital Preservation for the Nation: An Introduction to the Electronic Records Archives (ERA)." 2007 Special Libraries Association Annual North American Convention, Denver, CO. June 5, 2007.
Phillips, Megan. "An Overview of the Electronic Records Archives (ERA) Program." E-Records Forum: Austin, Texas. April 17, 2008 .
Cacas, Rita and Conrad, Mark. "Introduction to ERA" and "ERA Research Lab Demonstrations." NARA "Know Your Records" Series, Archives I, April 24 and Archives II, April 26, 2007.
Thibodeau, Kenneth. "Archival Interoperability: The Intersection of Stability and Change." National Institute of Standard and Technology Interoperability Week, Plenary Session, April 24, 2007.
Thibodeau, Kenneth. "Critical Competencies for Digital Curation: Perspectives from 30 Years in the Trenches and the Mountain Top." The DigCCur2007 Conference, University of North Carolina, April 20, 2007.
Phillips, Megan. "Building the Archives of the Future: An Overview of the ERA Program." eRecords Forum, Austin, TX. April 19 2007.
Cacas, Rita. "The Electronic Records Archives (ERA) Program: A Progress Report. 2007" ARMA Southeast Region Educational Conference, Tampa, FL, April 3, 2007.

2006

Conrad, Mark. "We're Not There, Yet!" Mid-Atlantic Archives Conference (MARAC) meeting. October 28, 2006
Eaton, Fynnette. "Managing Change in an Ever-Changing Electronic Environment."
Society of American Archivists Annual Conference, August 5, 2006.
Lake, David. "The Electronic Records Archives (ERA)."
Society of American Archivists Annual Conference, August 3, 2006.
Filsinger, Jarrellann. "Electronic Records Archives: Security Controls in Support of Digital Authenticity."
Society of American Archivists Annual Conference, August 2, 2006
Ja'Ja, Joseph."PAWN: Producer-Archive Workflow Network"
Society of American Archivists Annual Conference, August 5, 2006
Moore, Reagan."Building Preservation Environments with Data Grid Technology"
Society of American Archivists Annual Conference, August 5, 2006
Cacas, Rita. "Building the Archives of the Future: An Overview of The Electronic Records Archives (ERA) Program."
U.S. Census Bureau, July 27, 2006.
Eaton, Fynnette. "Recent Developments in the Electronic Records Archives (ERA) Program."
RACO 2006 conference, May 9, 2006.

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