Registration Openings Still Available for Upcoming Conferences

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Be sure to take advantage of these 2 free learning opportunities! To register visit: archives.utah.gov Records Management for Law Enforcement Agencies The Utah State Archives has finalized the schedule for the law enforcement records management conference to be held on Thursday, September 3, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The event will be hosted at the State Archives facility …

General Schedule for Your Input

Rebekkah Shaw General Retention Schedules

As part of the General Schedule Update Project, the Utah State Archives is proposing eight new schedules for your consideration. We would like these to be submitted to the State Records Committee’s August 13th meeting. Remember, there is no designation or classification of general schedules because that needs to be determined by the record series. Four of these schedules are …

Announcement: Electronic Records Conference Scheduled for October 22, 2015

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The Utah State Archives will be hosting its annual Electronic Records Conference on Thursday, October 22, 2015. The theme for this year’s conference is Managing Electronic Records: From Ideas to Action. Program details are below. Registration is available online at http://axaem.archives.utah.gov/cgi-bin/traininglist.cgi. 11ElectronicRecordsConference_2015 Questions can be directed to Lorianne Ouderkirk at louderkirk@utah.gov or 801-531-3860.

Death Certificates for 1964 Indexed by Name

Gina Strack Digital Archives, News and Events

Researchers may now search for death certificates by name for 1964. Thanks to our volunteers and staff, one may look for a death record by name, date, or county. Utah Death Certificate Index, 1904-1964 The death certificate collection was first released online in December 2006, covering 1904-1956 through a partnership with FamilySearch.  Since then, the Utah State Archives has added …

Update: Law Enforcement Records Management Conference Schedule Finalized

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The Utah State Archives has finalized the schedule for the law enforcement records management conference to be held on Thursday, September 3, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The event will be hosted at the State Archives facility located at 346 S. Rio Grande Street, Salt Lake City, UT. Registration is available online at www.archives.utah.gov. Please share this training …

GRAMA Legislative Updates 2015

Rosemary Cundiff GRAMA, State Records Committee

Legal updates enrolled in the 2015 Legislative session went into effect on May 12, 2015. The Legislature significantly modified the appeals process in the Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA), especially as it relates to political subdivisions’ adoption of local appeals boards. It identified additional private and protected records, and expanded posting requirements for the Public Notice Website. A …

SRC Retention Schedule Report

Rebekkah Shaw General Retention Schedules

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 …

Upcoming Training Events: July through December 2015

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Upcoming Events July through December 2015 The following is a 6-month calendar of training events offered by the Utah State Archives and professional organizations. To see the complete calendar for the Archives’ 2015 training events and to register, visit our website. All employees of a governmental entity are invited to participate, especially records officers and chief administrative officers. Utah State Archives’ training …