Certify or Re-certify as a Records Officer

Renée Wilson Records Management

We’ve updated our website to make it easier for records officers to request a link to the re-certification test. If you need to re-certify, you may now request to take the test from our Records Officer Certification page: Clicking on the link that says “Re-certify as a records officer” will open a pre-written email requesting a link to the certification …

Free WESTPAS Workshop Dates and Locations

lorianneo Training

WESTPAS Western States & Territories Preservation Assistance Service Free Disaster Planning for Libraries, Museums, Records Offices Protecting Library & Archive Collections: Disaster Preparedness, Response & Recovery Registration Western States and Territories Preservation Assistance Service (WESTPAS), in cooperation with the Utah State Library, Utah State Archives, Utah Academic Library Consortium, is offering a free, 2-part disaster preparedness and response workshops for …

RIM Event Materials

lorianneo Records Management, Training

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 …

Register for RIM Building Blocks: Identifying and Preserving Essential Records

lorianneo Records Management

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 …

Register for Training

lorianneo GRAMA, Records Management, Training

Utah State Archives Training The Utah State Archives training schedule is up-to-date and available for registration. Training sessions are designed to educate and support records officers in fulfilling their responsibilities as stewards of government records. This year we are offering: • Basic Records Management • Records Inventory • Records Access I: Public Records Requests • Records Access I: Public Records …

2012 Summer Training Events

mspring Training

To register for a training event, please click here. Salt Lake City, UT Providing Public Access to Government Records (parts 1 &2) 9:00 am to 3:00 pm May 23, 2012 August 22, 2012 Manti, UT Handling Office Overload: Basic Records Management (parts 1 &2)  9:00 am to 3:00 pm August 1, 2012 Providing Public Access to Government Records (parts 1 …

Last Week to Register for RIMM 2012

jbulloughrm Records Management

Registration for the Utah State Archives Electronic Records Management Conference will be closing Friday, March 23th. The conference will be held on April 26th, 2012 at the State Office Building Auditorium at the Utah State Capitol Campus. For registration and more information please see the 2012 RIMM Event tab on this blog. The conference will focus on electronic records with presentations on discovery, technological judgement, information …

Legislature Updates Records Law

Rosemary Cundiff Records Management

     Nearly every year the Legislature makes changes to the Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA) or other state records laws. In the past, most changes have been quietly implemented. However, last year when lawmakers passed House Bill 477 the resulting public outcry prompted its speedy repeal. The public message was that Utahans want easier access to government records and not …

Utah State Archives RIMM 2012 Records Management Conference

jbulloughrm Records Management

The Archives is pleased to announce its morning keynote speaker for the Utah State Archives Electronic Records Management Conference 2012 will be Kenneth Thibodeau. Ken Thibodeau is a records and information management professional recognized around the world as a leading expert on electronic records and digital preservation. He has spoken at more than 150 conferences, published over 30 articles and …