Fellow Listers, I have an issue with our archives I am hoping you might help with. We are the official archives for the Cherokee Nation. Our facility is small and dated, and with the expansion of tribal services, the Cherokee Nation has built and implemented a fully intergrated records management program, complete with warehouse. What I need assistance on is explaining the difference between records management and archiving. We do collect personal papers, recordings, and other materials outside of tribal records, and our collections area covers the rest of material culture. Can you folks help frame some compelling arguments why we need to remain the official archives despite the CN records management program? I am going to use the material in a written response to attempt to educate the folks at the CN as to our value and importance to them. One last note. We are an independant 501c3, not part of the tribal government, although they do donate about 1/3 to 1/2 of our operating budget. Thanks __________________________________ Discover Yahoo! Stay in touch with email, IM, photo sharing and more. Check it out! http://discover.yahoo.com/stayintouch.html ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).