Federal Records Management

AC 02. 2020

 

AC 02. 2020

Date: October 18, 2019

MEMORANDUM TO FEDERAL AGENCY CONTACTS: Calendar Formats

 

I am pleased to announce that NARA has added Calendar Formats to Appendix A: Table of File Formats of NARA Bulletin 2014-04, Format Guidance for the Transfer of Permanent Records. 


Electronic calendars allow users or groups to create events that can be exchanged between applications or systems. Users can manage and view events across defined time periods, such as hours, days, weeks, months, and years.  At this time, NARA’s preferred calendar format is iCalendar / iCal (ICS).


NARA Bulletin 2014-04 uses the Appendix to specify which file formats are acceptable when transferring permanent electronic records to NARA. As stated in the bulletin, the Appendix will be updated to include acceptable formats and reflect the continual format changes in how agencies create and use electronic records. 


If you have any questions, please email acps@nara.gov.


LAURENCE BREWER
Chief Records Officer
for the U.S. Government


 

 

 

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