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Welcome the 2023-2024 Records Management Steering Committee

The Schedule

With a delayed start, please welcome this year’s talented Society of American Archivists Records Management Committee. The colloquium will highlight three of our favorite experts in the archives, records, and information fields. Records Management Annual Section Meeting, July 2024!

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Pending Updates to Regulations of Archives in Colombia

AIIM

This article was written by AIIM Florida Chapter Board Member Alvaro Arias Cruz , District Director of Archives of Bogotá. Colombia has one of the most robust and comprehensive archives laws in the Latin American region, identified as the General Archives Law (Law 594 of 2000).

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Retention vs. Records Management

Gimmal

Records management is an important component of any information governance strategy , but do you know what goes into your records management strategy to be successful? Although storage is traditionally cheap, the cost to manage that storage isn’t. What is Records Management? What is Retention?

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Records Managers vs. Archivists – What’s the Difference?

The Texas Record

To say goodbye to October, Archives Month, we think it’s time to explore the differences between the Records Management and Archives disciplines. Do records managers know anything about archival science? Do archivists even think about records managers? Preservation.

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What are the Drivers of Electronic Records Management (ERM)?

AIIM

Whether a record is in the format of a letter, an email, fax, a web, or other transaction, the chances are today that it originally was created with one or more computers. This is a situation that has crept up on us relatively fast and unnoticed by some organizations in records management terms at least.

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The Lay-RMO’s Guide to Appraising Archival/Historical Records

The Texas Record

The records management assistance unit at the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) receives many questions from state agencies when it comes to recertifying retention schedules. Let’s look at what archives considers when reviewing a record. What is t he purpose of the record?

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Digital Vs. Electronic Records Management FAQs and Differences

Armstrong Archives

The terms “digital” and “electronic” are often used interchangeably these days, including when it comes to talking about records management. Digital Vs. Electronic Records – FAQs and Differences. To understand the differences between digital and electronic records, let’s define each of them and look at the uses of each.