STANDARDS & GUIDELINES FOR PUBLIC AGENCIES

The Vermont State Archives and Records Administration (VSARA) and the Department of Information and Innovation (DII) have broad, cross-governmental responsibilities for the management of records and information technologies. iSTART provides a forum for offering consistent advice to public agencies seeking assistance and adopting joint standards and guidelines. Adopted standards serve as the State's guiding principles for managing content (records and data) and are based on industry standards and best practices within the State of Vermont.

Adopted Standards

• Records Management Best Practice for All Public Agencies (2008)
• Electronic Messages Best Practice for All Public Agencies (2009)
• Information Security Best Practice for All Public Agencies (2009)
• Electronic Signatures Best Practice for All Public Agencies (2010)
• Recordkeeping Metadata Guideline for All Public Agencies (2008)
• Imaging Guideline for All Public Agencies (2008)
• File Formats Best Practice for All Public Agencies (2007; revised 2010)
• File Formats Guideline for All Public Agencies (2007; revised 2010)

Additional Vermont Standards and Guidelines are available at: vermont-archives.org/records/standards/vermont.htm

To learn more about VSARA's collaboration with iSTART, CONTACT:

Tanya Marshall, State Archivist

EMAIL:

PHONE: 802-828-0405