The Foundation's Priorities
The Foundation has identified priorities regarding to the availability of Sanbornton's records and public information.
- Establish a Sanbornton Historical Digital Library and increase public access to the Town's historical and contemporaneous data.
- Develop resources to support the Sanbornton Historical Digital Library in perpetuity.
- Provide technical assistance to the Town, organizations, and individuals in Sanbornton regarding national standards and practices in care of historical records, managing local government records, relevant trends, and technological innovations.
Our historical records are the source of our
cultural memory and society. They record the accountability of government,
businesses and institutions. They are the mechanism for self-understanding.
Historical documents notoriously are at risk.
These risks can include:
- An inadequate inventory of existing documents. · Unsuitable environmental conditions and a lack of hazard protection in storage areas
- Absence of a documents management plan laying out procedures for handling documents. The problem is not unique to our community.
Globally, technology is being used to digitize historical documents. By providing a digital base of contemporaneous and historical documents, the Foundation helps to insure the wide distribution of the information with minimum adverse effect while highlighting the risks.
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