Preferred Practices for Historical Repositories: A Resource Manual

"In December 1997, the National Historical Publications and Records Commission  (NHPRC) awarded the Georgia Historical Records Advisory Board (GHRAB) a one-year  planning grant to identify the minimum qualifications for an active, effective historical  records program; to generate self-assessment tools for repositories; to prepare to  provide group training and individualized coaching focused on bringing historical  organizations up to a minimum level; and to lay the foundation for a regrant project  which the Commission also funded.   The Board assembled a planning committee of professional archivists to help identify  preferred practices for Georgia’s historical repositories, develop a self-assessment form  and resource manual, and advise the Board on a proposed grant program for historical  organizations... The resulting self-assessment (Saving Georgia’s Documentary Heritage) and the  manual (Preferred Practices for Historical Repositories: a Resource Manual) were  based on existing archival guidelines, such as those reflected in the Society of  American Archivists’ Evaluation of Archival Institutions: Services, Principles, and Guide  to Self Study (1982)... This 2010 revision of the Manual, funded by a grant from NHPRC, expanded the  number of elements of preferred practice, adding several new sections on digital  materials and preservation. Existing elements were updated to reflect new information  and professional practices. The self-assessment was also expanded and updated to  reflect the new organization of the Manual."