As part of the General Schedule Update Project, the Utah State Archives is proposing two new schedules for your consideration. We would like these to be submitted to the State Records Committee’s March 12th meeting. These are for cemetery records. The records kept to document historical information varies from cemetery to cemetery. The goal is to clearly define what information …
Upcoming Events
To register for a training event, please click here. Salt Lake City, UT Basic Records Management I: Records Management 9:00 am to 12:00 pm February 5, 2015 March 26, 2015 This class educates participants about legal responsibilities of government agencies in managing records and information. The leally assigned roles of records officers, chief administrative officers, and the State Archives will …
Three New General Schedules for Your Input
As part of the General Schedule Update Project, the Utah State Archives is proposing three new schedules for your consideration. We would like these to be submitted to the State Records Committee’s January 8th meeting. The first two are Policy and Procedures. The goal is to clearly define what policies and procedures are historical and which have only an administrative …
Change to Personnel Schedule
A change to the proposed general retention schedule for Grievance and Discipline Records requires your input. This schedule is meant to include unsubstantiated cases. The Attorney General’s office requests that the retention be changed from 7 years after case closed to 7 years after end of employment. Changing the trigger significantly changes the retention. -3- Grievance and Discipline Records Initial …
Personnel Schedules for Your Review
As part of the General Schedule Update Project, the Utah State Archives is proposing the following changes to the general retention schedules for personnel records. Since May last year, several meetings and discussions have been held with human resource representatives and records officers to clearly define the contents of a personnel file. The seven year retention listed below is based …
Electronic Records Conference Materials
Thank you to everyone who attended the Electronic Records Conference. We had a great turnout and fantastic presenters! Thank you to Terry, Howard, Ron and Amy for sharing their experiences and expertise with us! You can now view the slides as well as Terry’s Technical Bulletin on our website at: http://archives.utah.gov/recordsmanagement/training.html
Spotlight on Records Officers
Good work Jerrianne and Anna! We salute you.
Records Management Software Survey
What software do you use for your records management? Do you use a content management system? Simple spreadsheet? Custom software to fit your needs? We’re looking into software programs used by different agencies. We’d like to become more familiar with their strengths and weaknesses, and how easy they are to use. What do you use to track your records? Leave a …
General Schedules for Your Input
As part of the General Schedule Update Project, the Utah State Archives is proposing the following changes to the general retention schedules for records management related information as well as construction records. We appreciate your input. -Information Governance Records- Records used in establishing and implementing records management practices. Included are inventories, finding aids, records management procedures and related information. SG …