Leaflets
The Government Records Division produced the following technical, procedural and conservation leaflets as a service to state and local government agencies.
General State Government Local Government Records Storage Micrographics Digital Imaging Conservation/Preservation
Guidelines for Taking and Preserving Formal Meeting Minutes (PDF) -- October 2009
Making a Case for a Records Management Program (PDF) -- July 2003
Providing Access to Government Records - July 2002
Guidelines for Managing E-Mail - April 2001
Legal Admissibility of Public Records - Jan. 2004
Public Officials: Your Records Responsibilities and the Law - Jan. 2004
Procedure for Implementing a Government Records Deposit Agreement -- May 2009
Guidelines for the Preservation and Transfer of Agency Website Records -- January 2006 (PDF)
Managing State Records in Alabama - May 2002
Developing an Agency Records Disposition Authority - January 1998
Transferring Archival Records to the Department of Archives and History - April 2000
Transferring Temporary Records to the State Records Center - Dec. 1996
Procedures for Implementing a Local Government Records Deposit Agreement -- April 2003 (PDF)
Managing Local Records in Alabama
Saving Alabama's Public Records
Procedures for Loose Records Preparation by County Project Volunteers-- January 2012
Records Destruction Procedures of Alabama Local Governments - July 2009
Getting Started with Microfilm - January 2002
Preparing a Contract for Archival-Quality Microfilming Services - July 2004
Responding to Mold/Mildew Outbreak -- March 2003
Care and Handling of Photographs -- September 2002
Humidification and Flattening of Rolled or Folded Documents - March 2002
Surface Cleaning Documents and Book Pages - March 2002
Removal of Fasteners from Documents - March 2002
The Dangers of Heat-Seal Lamination - February 2002
