Archivist of the United States Colleen Shogan, Ph.D., is in town and will give a free public talk Thursday at the Seattle Public Library
The Seattle branch of the National Archives has been closed to the public throughout the pandemic; a bill introduced by Senator Patty Murray would end the federal government’s threat to sell the real estate and move the archives to California and Missouri. , Ph.D., is in town and will give a free public talk Thursday at the Seattle Public Library about her role as leader of the National Archives and Records Administration , a job she’s had for about six months.
The National Archives currently has 13.5 billion pages of “records” – including documents, photographs, and maps – and only about 250 million have been digitized so far. Digitization, says Dr. Shogan, is a big priority, as well as adapting to a world where nearly all newly created government records are “digital born” – that is, not printed out on paper.
KIRO Newsradio asked Dr. Shogan about Seattle’s long-term future as home to a National Archives facility, given that it was almost shut down and given the fact that NARA has stated that there’s roughly $80 million worth of deferred maintenance at the World War II-era Sand Point building, including a leaky roof and humidity control issues.“We’re moving forward with plans to build a new facility in the Seattle area for the National Archives,” Dr. Shogan said.
Planning for the new facility, says Dr. Shogan, will include opportunities for stakeholders to participate in envisioning a facility to serve the public better.
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