Appraising e-mails as records (NARA)
NARA has provided a decision tree to decide whether an e-mail qualifies as a record or not. (2008)
One question which is still missing would be: Is there a legal obligation to retain an e-mail
under the local jurisdiction (e.g. tax related or accounting like in Germany) - .
Logically this criteria would be included under the condition of "evidential value".
Decision-tree-e-mail (jpg, 106 KB)
go to full document:
National Archives and Selected Agencies Need to Strengthen E-Mail Management
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08742.pdf
One question which is still missing would be: Is there a legal obligation to retain an e-mail
under the local jurisdiction (e.g. tax related or accounting like in Germany) - .
Logically this criteria would be included under the condition of "evidential value".
Decision-tree-e-mail (jpg, 106 KB)
go to full document:
National Archives and Selected Agencies Need to Strengthen E-Mail Management
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08742.pdf
jhagmann - 11. Dez, 21:52
