Within a site the center operates, the archives of Michigan shall provide stewardship for archival records in all media, oral histories, and published family history reference materials. The archives' responsibilities include, but are not limited to, determining which state government records should be transferred to the archives for permanent preservation, collecting and preserving other records that document life in this state, creating on-site and online access to its collections, certifying state documents, including the current state constitution, for legal purposes, and working with local governments to ensure the preservation of their archival records.