Newly Processed: August 2015

Gina Strack Finding Aids

All public records at the Utah State Archives are accessible through the Research Center. However, once processed the records are easier to use with proper storage and fuller descriptions, including online series inventories. The following list includes record series that were processed during the month of August 2015: Garfield County (Utah) Spry Cemetery records, 1888- Holden (Utah) Financial ledgers, 1966-1981 …

Still time to register for conference, Law Enforcement Information Governance: Leading the Way in a Changing World

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The Utah State Archives’ conference, Law Enforcement Information Governance: Leading the Way in a Changing World, is in just two days! We are excited about the response that we have received from the law enforcement community for this event. The conference will begin at 9:00 a.m. and conclude at 3:30 p.m.  A complete agenda can be found here. If you have not …

You Asked For It! General Schedule Updates!

Rebekkah Shaw General Retention Schedules, Records Management

Here by popular demand, a new publication has been added to the Retention Schedule page of our website! The publication, “General Schedule Updates”, is an appendix that lists all new, edited, or obsolete General Schedules to date. Each schedule type (state, county, municipality, school district) is contained in this appendix twice: alphabetically by schedule name and numerically then by schedule …

Records Analyst Change

Rebekkah Shaw Records Management

Cameron Mansen is no longer the records analyst for state agencies; Rebekkah Shaw is filling the role until further notice. If you are the records officer for a non-elected state agency or for a school-related agency, please contact Rebekkah Shaw with questions at rshaw@utah.gov or 801-531-3851.

Exciting News: Utah State Archives' conferences to be broadcast to satellite locations

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The Utah State Archives recently obtained access to equipment that will allow us to do a live broadcast of our two upcoming conference events to satellite locations. Our upcoming conference events are: Law Enforcement Information Governance: Leading the Way in a Changing World, Thursday, September 3rd Managing Electronic Records: From Ideas to Actions, Thursday, October 22nd We are excited about this …

SRC Retention Schedule Report

Rebekkah Shaw Records Management

Six proposed general retention schedules were heard by the State Records Committee today and approved. Each of these general schedules were previously posted on this blog for your input. To hear the discussion regarding these schedules, please go to the State Records Committee’s page on the Public Notice Website. All are welcome to attend the State Records Committee and provide …

Newly Processed: July 2015

Gina Strack Finding Aids

All public records at the Utah State Archives are accessible through the Research Center. However, once processed the records are easier to use with proper storage and fuller descriptions, including online series inventories. The following list includes record series that were processed during the month of July 2015: Cedar Hills (Utah) Articles of Incorporation files, 1977- Fillmore (Utah) Council minutes, …

Important: Change of Venue for Records Management in Law Enforcement Conference

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Because of the tremendous response we have received for the records management in law enforcement conference, we are moving the event to a larger venue. The conference will be held at the Utah State Capitol, State Office Building Auditorium. The date and time will remain the same, Thursday, September 3rd from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Some minor adjustments were made to …

Free Disaster Prevention, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery workshops — Preserve your collections!

Kendra Yates Records Management

Randy Silverman, Preservation Librarian at the University of Utah and a founding member of WESTPAS, will be teaching two-part workshops in October sponsored by Western States & Territories Preservation Assistance Service (WESTPAS), a project that focuses on preserving cultural collections in the West. At the workshops, learn how to: Complete a disaster response & collection salvage plan Learn how to train staff to …

Upcoming Training Events: August through December 2015

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Upcoming Events August through December 2015 The following is a 5-month calendar of training events offered by the Utah State Archives and professional organizations. All employees of a governmental entity are invited to participate, especially records officers and chief administrative officers. Utah State Archives’ training events are free of charge. Archives Hosted Conferences Law Enforcement Records Management Conference Conference that focuses specifically …