Introduction
to
National
Archives
and
Records
Administration
Module
5 Page
4
•
We
will
continue
to
ensure
that
American
citizens
have
access
to
records
that
document
the
actions
of
their
Government
and
promote
the
historical
understanding
of
our
national
experience.
•
The
mission
of
NARA
is
rooted
in
various
laws
that
provide
NARA
with
its
authority.
Module
Two--
and
Organization
covered
the
following
key
points:
•
All
employees
and
program
offices
throughout
the
country
are
connected
and
are
vital
parts
of
NARA.
•
NARA
has
eight
staff
offices
and
six
program
offices.
Each
of
these
offices
has
specific
functions.
Module
Three--Managing
our
Government's
Information,
covered
the
following
key
points:
•
The
records
life
cycle
includes
the
following
stepsRecords
:
Creation,
Records
Maintenance,
Records
Disposition,
Archival
Preservation,
and
Access.
•
At
NARA,
our
work
touches
all
stages
of
the
records
life
cycle.
The
Federal
Register,
Information
Security
Oversight
Office,
Presidential
Libraries,
Office
of
Records
Services,
Washington,
DC,
and
Office
of
Regional
Records
Services
all
play
a
key
role.
•
The
offices
of
Records
Services,
Washington,
DC,
and
Regional
Records
Services
collaborate
in
implementing
a
National
Records
Management
Program
intended
to
assist
agencies.
•
An
important
outcome
of
successful
Federal
records
management
is
the
identification
of
records
appropriate
for
transfer
to
the
custody
of
the
Archivist
for
long
term
preservation
and
access.
•
NARA's
holdings
provide
information
about
people ,
places,
and
events.
•
NARA
holdings
are
created
and
stored
in
various
formats
such
as
paper,
electronic,
microfilm,
microfiche,
special
media,
and
artifacts.
•
NARA
manages
internal
records
by
creating
and
receiving
records
as
required
by
the
job,
keeping
records
correctly
to
document
work
activities,
as
determined
by
your
unit,
and
keeping
records
for
the
required
length
of
time
in
accordance
with
the
NARA
Records
Schedule.
Module
Four--Our
Customers
Matter
covered
the
following
key
points:
•
NARA's
customers
include
those
who
are
creators
of
records
and
those
who
are
users
of
records.
•
NARA
makes
holdings
available
through
a
series
of
steps:
initial
processing,
holdings
maintenance,
preservation,
arrangement,
description,
and
access/reference.
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Introduction to National Archives and Records Administration, Module 5: Course Summary