New Tools for CAOs

Renée Wilson Records Management

To keep agency information up-to-date, records analysts from the Utah State Archives will contact the chief administrative officers (CAOs) of all governmental entities to review, update, and approve or remove records officers from the agency listing. Chief administrative officers will receive an email with a unique link to the Records Officer Review page for his or her agency: The unique …

Upcoming Events: March to May 2014

lorianneo GRAMA, Records Management, Training

Upcoming Events March to May 2014 March 2014 Lunch ‘n’ Learn Lunch ‘n’ Learn sessions are live, online sessions. A link to the session will be sent to participants the morning of the event. To register visit: http://archives.state.ut.us/cgi-bin/traininglist.cgi Mar 14, 2014, 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Topic: Records Appraisal In-Person Training Events To register visit: http://archives.state.ut.us/cgi-bin/traininglist.cgi Mar 11, 2014, 9:00 a.m.-Noon Topic: …

GRS proposal withdrawn, focus group to address issue

wgfjr Records Management

     In an earlier post (January 22, 2014), the Division of Archives proposed changes to general retention schedules. In order to be consistent with the requirements of the Open and Public Meetings Act adopted in 2013, the proposed change was to make audio recordings of open and public meetings permanent instead of authorizing them to be destroyed three years after …

Proposed GRS changes will make audio recordings permanent records

wgfjr Records Management

The Utah State Archives is proposing changes to the general retention schedule for minutes and audio recordings of open and public meetings. Current state (schedule 1, item 41), county (schedule 1, item 44), municipal (schedule 1, item 45), and school district (schedule 15, item 7) general retention schedules allow agencies to destroy audio recordings of open and public meetings three …

Sharing Records

Rosemary Cundiff Records Management

               Many government records are shared by more than one governmental entity. For example, law enforcement records are shared with the Department of Child and Family Services and with county attorneys, and financial records are shared with the State Auditor’s Office. Records are sometimes shared with the federal government. Sharing records within government is governed by the Government Access and Management Act. …

Quarterly Events: January to March 2014

lorianneo GRAMA, Records Management, Training

Quarterly Events January to March 2014 January 2014 Lunch ‘n’ Learn Lunch ‘n’ Learn sessions are live, online sessions. A link to the session will be sent to participants on the morning of the event. To register visit: http://archives.state.ut.us/cgi-bin/traininglist.cgi Jan 10, 2014, 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Topic: Public Records Management Act In-Person Training Events To register visit: http://archives.state.ut.us/cgi-bin/traininglist.cgi Jan 17, 2014, …

Archives Month: Ann Torrence on U.S. Highway 89

Gina Strack History, News and Events

All Events for Utah Archives Month | RSVP on Facebook | Get Directions Thursday, October 24 at Noon U.S. Highway 89: The Scenic Route to Seven Western National Parks is a visual guide to seven of America’s favorite national parks, hometown events and quirky roadside attractions linked by U.S. 89. Scenic Highway 89 traces the stories of legendary trappers, missionaries …

Archives Month: 25th Street Confidential by Val Holley

Gina Strack History, News and Events

All Events for Utah Archives Month | RSVP on Facebook | Get Directions Monday, October 21 at Noon 25th Street Confidential traces Ogden’s transformation from quiet hamlet to chaotic transcontinental railroad junction as waves of non-Mormon fortune seekers swelled the city’s population. The street’s outsized role in Ogden annals illuminates larger themes in Utah and U.S. history. Most significantly, 25th …