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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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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. Agencies often ask us how potential archival records should be transferred.

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Breakfast in the Archives!

Unwritten Record

Here in the Still Picture Branch at the National Archives, we have many photographs within our holdings that show many different ways that breakfast has been consumed throughout history. Take a look below at some of the various images found when searching the National Archives Catalog for different terms.

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Love in the Archives

Unwritten Record

(Local ID: 111-SC-387947) This post was created in collaboration with Cecilia Figliuolo, Archives Technician in the Still Picture Branch. Two guests share a moment at the Christmas Cocktail Party sponsored by the National Archives Association. Check out the National Archives Catalog and spend some time researching the things you love!

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Information Governance and the Records Lifecycle

The Texas Record

In a nutshell, this is information governance. ARMA defines “information governance” as “the overarching and coordinating strategy for all organizational information. But how is information governance any different than records management? Source: Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

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Finding the treasure in governement information management

CILIP

Asked why he chose the Civil Service above other areas of librarianship, David says: “It is just so interesting… it puts you in the centre of constantly changing challenges while offering unparalleled opportunities to move between librarianship, records management, knowledge management, information governance throughout your career.”

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New NSA Information from (and About) Snowden

Schneier on Security

Why was only 1% of the Snowden archive published by the journalists who had full access to it? Cavium, now owned by Marvell, said it does not implement back doors for any government. The NSA archive contains slides showing two Russian officers wearing jackets with a slogan written in Cyrillic: “You talk, we listen.”