The Government Records section of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History is excited to announce two new records management training programs.

The Intergovernmental Preparedness for Essential Records (IPER) course, developed by the COUNCIL OF STATE ARCHIVISTS (CoSA) in cooperation with the NATIONAL ARCHIVES & RECORDS ADMINISTRATION (NARA) and sponsored by the FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA), consists of one online presentation plus two full day sessions, Essential Records (ER) and Records Emergency Planning and Response (REPR).

Learn more about IPER

To complete the IPER program:

• Watch Introduction to Records and Information Management for State and Local Governments. This is a 90 minute narrated PowerPoint. Watch the presentation


• Register for the Essential Records Course
  February 21, 2012 - 8:30am - 4:30pm
  Complete Registration Form and Fax to 601-576-6899


• Register for the Records Emergency Planning and Response Course
  February 23, 2012 - 8:30am - 4:30pm
  Complete Registration Form and Fax to 601-576-6899

The MDAH Basics of Records Management training program was developed to educate state agency staff on basic records management and the services that MDAH provides. The program includes records identification and appraisal, microforms vs. digital images, open records laws, litigation holds, and how the State Records Center and Government Records staff can assist you in the disposition of temporary and permanent records. The sessions are held at the William Winter building at 200 North St. and take approximately two-and-a-half hours to complete. There are three dates scheduled through 2012:

March 13: 9:00 a.m.
April 10: 9:00 a.m.
May 8: 9:00 a.m.

For more information, contact Sumner Holmes at:

(601)-576-6812 or at: sholmes@mdah.state.ms.us