Open AccessDeveloping a Practical Electronic Records Transfer Workflow for Wisconsin Public Records
Author(s) -
Hannah Wang,
Laura Poplett
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
archival issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2328-546X
pISSN - 1067-4993
DOI - 10.31274/archivalissues.11086
Subject(s) - workflow , electronic records , computer science , protocol (science) , work (physics) , state (computer science) , process (computing) , world wide web , database , engineering , operating system , medicine , mechanical engineering , alternative medicine , pathology , algorithm
This article chronicles the development of a streamlined workflow for state agencies to follow when transferring electronic public records to the State Archives at the Wisconsin Historical Society. The workflow, which utilizes an open source application and SFTP (Secure Shell File Transfer Protocol) for remote transfers, was developed to establish a secure and standardized process for transfers to replace the ad hoc manner of earlier transfers. The authors describe the genesis of the workflow and the significant challenges faced during implementation, including differences in technology usage and organizational culture, and they discuss the lessons learned from the project and plans for future work.