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The National Archives developed an agency-wide energy management plan that formalized policy, procedures, and responsibilities for energy management. For example, the National Archives at College Park has used an energy savings performance contract to upgrade lighting and the mechanical and energy management control systems. Last year the Clinton Presidential Library was designated one of the most energy efficient and environmentally friendly places to work in the United States by the U.S. Green Buildings Council under its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED-EB) Green Building program. The Clinton Library was the first existing federal building to attain the "platinum" award status.

In the last two fiscal years, the National Archives invested more than $7.5 million in energy efficiency projects. As a result, the agency reduced energy intensity by more than 6 percent from FY 2006 and almost 19 percent from the 2003 baseline, representing combined savings of 114 billion Btu and more than $2 million in energy costs altogether.

"I am delighted that the President has recognized the ongoing work by the National Archives to save energy and reduce the agency's carbon footprint," said Archivist Allen Weinstein. "Energy efficiency is a priority for this agency, and we will continue to work to reduce energy use at our facilities nationwide," he added.

http://www.archives.gov/digitization/partnerships.html

For press information, contact the National Archives Public Affairs staff at (202) 357-5300.

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"Partnerships in Innovation II: From Vision to Reality and Beyond" will focus on the leadership and coordination of the National Archives and the University of Maryland in addressing the challenges of electronic records, highlighting key partnerships and projects established to draw upon the innovative minds in universities, government agencies, and the private sector.

The two-day conference will feature panel presentations on topics such as the release of the National Archives Electronic Records Archives (ERA) System, Standards and Policies for Trusted Digital Repositories, Institutional Repositories: Lessons Learned, Partnerships in Research, Tools and Technologies, and DataNet: A Digital Preservation Network for the Future.

Conference speakers will include the following experts in electronic records technologies and practices: Michael J. Kurtz, Assistant Archivist, Office of Records Services, National Archives; Kenneth Thibodeau, ERA Program Director, National Archives; Don Sawyer, Senior Scientist, NASA; Joseph JaJa, Professor, Institute for Advanced Computer Studies, University of Maryland, and Rick Rogers, President, Fenestra Technologies.

For the full conference program, see: http://www.archives.gov/era/presentations/innovations/it-conference08.pdf

The registration fee for the two-day event is $175 ($50 for full-time students) and includes lunch and refreshments on both days. For details, registration forms, and information on lodging and transport, go to:

http://www.archives.gov/era/presentations/innovations/it-conference08.html

For additional conference information, please call (301) 837-0740 or email era.conference08@nara.gov.

The conference is open to the media. For press information, contact the National Archives Public Affairs Staff at 202 357-5300.

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WHAT: The National Archives will make available an additional formerly secret Grand Jury testimony transcript from the trial of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg. This additional file, the testimony of Harry Gold, consists of 56 pages of transcripts from the grand jury proceedings from August 2, 1950.

WHERE: The transcript will be available on the National Archives web site:

http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/topics/courts/rosenberg-jury.html

    --  The National Archives Regional Archives Research Room in New York City,
        located at 201 Varick Street 12th Floor, will open reference copies of
        the document.

WHEN: These records will be available on Friday, September 26, at 10:00 a.m.

BACKGROUND:

Harry Gold was a laboratory chemist who was convicted of being the messenger for a number of Soviet spy rings during the Manhattan Project. Gold was a key government witness in the trial of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg. His confession led to the arrest of David Greenglass. His testimony resulted in the arrest, trial and execution of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg. Gold received a 30-year sentence in 1951. He was paroled in May, 1966, after serving just over half of his sentence.

This transcript was inadvertently left out of the group of transcripts that the National Archives released to the public on September 11, 2008.

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The theme of the event is "Private Archives: Towards a Strategic Partnership in the Preservation of the National Documentary Heritage".

This theme was chosen to reflect the deliberate effort made by the department in partnering with different stakeholders in raising awareness on the importance of acquiring, preserving and accessing our national documentary heritage.

Initially the National Archives Act of 1978 only made provision for the management of Public Archives. However the department has been proactive in requesting private archives and has to date made progress in acquiring collections from different stakeholders including missionaries, churches, associations, imminent persons and politicians.

The programme of acquiring Private Archives has been given further impetus by the passing of the Amendment Act of October 2007 that expanded the definition of archives to include private Archives.

The progress made also reflects the constant interest and strong support rendered by the Government in the realization of a balanced approach in the preservation of the nation's cultural heritage.

By diversifying our national documentary heritage the Botswana National Archives and Records Services enables greater access to information, appeal to a wider audience and increased use of archives.

It is hoped that the collection will be of interest to the public for research and leisure reading.

The programme will remain sustainable from continued support by way of donations to the department from private individuals and private organisations.

This will ensure that as a nation we collectively pass our documented experiences to the present and future generations.

The Botswana National Archives and Records Services will continue to take constructive steps to collect, preserve and make the collection accessible to the general public in order to achieve the national Vision 2016 pillars of "An Educated, Informed Nation," and "A United and Proud Nation" over its unique documented heritage.