Terms Used In Michigan Laws 24.401

  • Board: means the state historical records advisory board. See Michigan Laws 24.401
  • Department: means the department of history, arts, and libraries. See Michigan Laws 24.401
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  (1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the “records reproduction act”.
  (2) As used in this act:
  (a) “Board” means the state historical records advisory board.
  (b) “Data transfer” means the copying or transmission of electronic information that does not alter the content, context, or structure of a record from 1 medium to another medium.
  (c) “Department” means the department of history, arts, and libraries.
  (d) “Digital imaging” means the techniques for capturing, recording, processing, storing, transferring, and using images of records electronically.
  (e) “Digital migration” means the conversion of digital information from an existing format to another format that maintains the content, context, and structure of a record.
  (f) “Digitization” means the conversion of information into digitally coded electronic images suitable for electronic storage.