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County Freeholders proclaim October "Archives Month"

Artemis Pilot Award received by Ellie Kidd (fourth from left) and Curt Harker (right).	Web Award presented by NJ Sec of State Nina Mitchell Wells (left).	Awards proudly displayed.

County Featured on State Shared Services Website
April 22, 2009. The State Division of Archives and Records Management has unveiled a new website dedicated to recognizing the high return on value of shared services utilizing funds from the PARIS Grant Program. PARIS stands for Public Archives and Records Infrastructure Support program. Salem County is featured at this link: www.njarchives.org/links/sharedservices/salem.html 

Municipal Records Reorganization and Purging Project 2009 Statistics

Overview of the PARIS Grant

Municipal Shared Services Second Phase

Freeholder Director Lee Ware (center) receives the PARIS second year grant award check for $1,055,290 from State Senator Steven Sweeney (4th from right) and Assemblyman Douglas Fisher (right). News Release.

County Starts Up Office of Archives and Records Management
County Archives Receive Upgrade by TRISH GRABER, Today's Sunbeam Staff Writer. Monday, May 23, 2005
SALEM --Salem County officials announced the receipt of a $1 million grant to fund an electronic archive system to preserve county records and provide the public with easier access to government documents within the next few years.

The Public Archives and Records Infrastructure Support (PARIS) grant, funded by the NJ Division of Archives and Records Management, is part of $25 million awarded statewide to all 21 counties and 12 individual municipalities. The purpose of the program is to implement a system that would make documents available electronically and preserve government documents over a period of approximately three years. The $1 million grant will be used in the first year to assess the archival needs of the county, hire a four-person Office of Archives and Records Management staff and scan archived records into an electronic format.

Eventually, residents could access an extensive amount of county documents online or at a terminal at the records office. Freeholder Director Chuck Sullivan said the grant will enable the county to preserve important government documents while providing the public with quick accessibility. "We are excited to have received this in Salem County during the first round of the grant," he said. First year funds will be used to assess preservation, conservation and records management needs, conduct a facilities study, inventory records, provide staff education and training, and implement a pilot imaging system.

Funds are also allocated for an Office of Archives and Records Management staff which include a records manager, archivist, records analyst and clerk typist. According to Debby Turner-Fox, Clerk of the Board/Administrator, grants will be available after the first year to fund additional projects which include outreach programs to municipalities for record management. The grants will be awarded based on need. Fox said the initial grant will help build a foundation for a more productive records management system in the county.” We’re really excited about it," she said. "It really came at an opportune time." © Today's Sunbeam NJ.com

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