The
Archivist’s Directive:
ERA is NARA’s Strategic
Response
The Electronic Records Archives (ERA)
is a comprehensive, systematic, and dynamic means of preserving and providing
continuing access
to authentic electronic records over time.
The goal of ERA is to enable NARA to
preserve and provide access to any type of electronic record created anywhere in the Federal Government.
ERA’s Vision Statement
"ERA will authentically
preserve and provide access to any kind of electronic record, free from dependency on any specific
hardware or software,
enabling NARA to carry out its mission into the future."
John W. Carlin, Archivist of the
United States