One last reminder that the State Archives’ new Gmail training will have its debut this Thursday, May 30 from 9-11 a.m. in the Courtyard here at 346 S Rio Grand St. SLC 84101. This training is NOT specific to records officers, but to any government employee using a Gmail hosted email that would benefit from some quick tips on how …
Additional email management training dates
Hey all! We have added two more dates available for the email management training. June 19, and July 17. Also note that the August 14 training has been moved to the 21st. http://archives.state.ut.us/cgi-bin/traininglist.cgi
New email management training opportunity for state employees!
A new in-person training will be offered beginning May 30 at the State Archives! In this training we will discuss how various Gmail functions and tools can be used to manage email in accordance with retention schedules and other internal policies or rules. This training will be particularly helpful for records officers as well as agency management whose email correspondence …
RIM Event Materials
RIM Event 2013 Thanks to everyone who attended the RIM Event at the Archives last Thursday. A special thanks to the speakers — David Fleming, Jerrianne Kolby, Alan Barnett, Randy Silverman, and Rebekkah Shaw — for sharing their knowledge and experience with us. As promised, below are the presentations from the event: Tacticsv.Strategy_DavidFleming IdentifyingEssentialRecords_JerrianneKolby RecordsPreservation_AlanBarnett DevelopingREAP_RebekkahandLorianne Mark your calenders for …
2013 Public Notice Website changes explained
When the Utah Public Notice Website (UPNW) was launched in 2008, government agencies were required to post on the site only notices and meeting agenda prior to open and public meetings. The requirement of what “public information” must be posted has been expanded. Website enhancements now permit public bodies to attach approved minutes, audio recordings, and other materials …
Register for RIM Building Blocks: Identifying and Preserving Essential Records
RIM Building Blocks: Identifying and Preserving Essential Records Thursday, April 25, 2013 9:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. Registration Registration is still open for the Archives’ records and information management event. The theme for the event is RIM Building Blocks: Identifying and Preserving Essential Records. The presentation schedule and speaker information is listed below. To register visit http://archives.state.ut.us/cgi-bin/traininglist.cgi. Seating for this event …
What Does GRAMA Say About Fees for Records Requests?
The opening statement in the GRAMA section on fees states that: 63G-2-302. Fees. (1) A governmental entity may charge a reasonable fee to cover the governmental entity’s actual cost of providing a record. The law recognizes that records requests can be time consuming and take employees away from their regular responsibilities. It therefore provides for government to …
Newly Processed: March 2013
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 Marc 2013: Honeyville (Utah) Call’s Fort Cemetery entitlement to burial and perpetual care certificates …
Death Certificates for 1961 Indexed by Name
Researchers may now search for death certificates by name for 1961. Previously, images have been available for browsing. Thanks to our volunteers and staff, you may look for a death record by name, date, or county. Utah Death Certificate Index, 1904-1961 The death certificate collection was first released online in December 2006, covering 1904-1956 through a partnership with FamilySearch. Since …
1906 Birth Certificates Available in Online Name Index
Birth certificates issued by the Utah Office of Vital Records and Statistics in 1905 are now online and freely available to the public. The searchable index and digital images may be accessed from archives.utah.gov/research/indexes/81443.htm. In addition to identity and proof of citizenship, the registration of births assists with monitoring public health issues and the programs created to alleviate them. The …