STANDARDS & GUIDELINES FOR PUBLIC AGENCIES
The Vermont State Archives and Records Administration (VSARA) and the Department of Information and Innovation (DII) have broad, cross-governmental responsibilities for the management of records and information technologies. iSTART provides a forum for offering consistent advice to public agencies seeking assistance and adopting joint standards and guidelines. Adopted standards serve as the State's guiding principles for managing content (records and data) and are based on industry standards.
Public agencies and interested parties are encouraged to review draft standards being developed by iSTART and submit comments. When possible, notices of draft standards are posted in iSTART newsletters. Comments are accepted for 30 days from the date the standard has been approved by the State CIO and Secretary of State and may be submitted to istart@state.vt.us. Guidelines are developed based on best practices within the State of Vermont.
- There are no draft standards at this time.
- Records Management Best Practice for All Public Agencies (2008)
- Electronic Messages Best Practice for All Public Agencies (2009)
- Information Security Best Practice for All Public Agencies (2009)
- Recordkeeping Metadata Guideline for All Public Agencies (2008)
- Imaging Guideline for All Public Agencies (2008)
- File Formats Best Practice for All Public Agencies (2007; revised 2010)
- File Formats Guideline for All Public Agencies (2007; revised 2010)
Additional Vermont Standards and Guidelines are available at: vermont-archives.org/records/standards/vermont.htm
To learn more about VSARA's collaboration with iSTART, CONTACT:
- Gregory Sanford, State Archivist
- EMAIL:
- PHONE: 802-828-2369
This page was last updated on: 2010-03-08.
