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How to Approach an Office Records Management Overhaul

The Texas Record

Overhauling a records management system can be a daunting task. Understanding what worked previously, what didn’t work, and what new programs to implement are all elements in an office records management overhaul. Overhauling a records management system should not be a one person task. Form SLR 508.

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Unwrapping the Archives

The Texas Record

When most people think of archives, the first thing that comes to mind is Indiana Jones swinging on vines and storing artifacts in giant rooms. While that is an interesting popular image, the archives and archivists here at the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) are the protectors of documented history.

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Scholar Calling on Writers for New Book: Impacts of the Cloud on Records Management and Archives

IG Guru

Impacts of the Cloud on Records Management and ArchivesA book edited by Salvador P. Barragan (San Jose State University) Introduction “The Library of Babel” is a short story conceiving of a universe in the form of a nearly infinite library containing all possible books.

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Chronicle of a Records Manager: Controlling the Chaos of Disaster Response and Recovery

ARMA International

In the field of records management, there are logistical and large-scale projects that can challenge and perplex RIM professionals. The Office of Archives and Records (OAR) is the official repository for the records of the ANO. The following image was taken by Dr. Emilie Gagnet Leumas. Hurricane Ida Preparations.

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Records Management Bills in the 88th Legislative Session

The Texas Record

Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) is again tracking those bills with the potential to affect the retention and disposition of government records in Texas. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

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URLs Aren’t Archives ¯_(?)_/¯, and Other Stories

The Schedule

Today’s post is mainly in response to “ Digital Media and the Case of the Missing Archives ,” written by Danielle Tcholakian who in turn seems to have been inspired by an article in the Columbia Journalism Review. The expectation of action on the part of institutions such as the Library of Congress was frustrating.

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Archives Records 2019 RMS Annual Meeting

The Schedule

Nearly 100 people came together last Saturday in Austin, Texas, for the annual meeting of the Records Management Section. 20 blog posts on The Schedule , ranging from scheduling email to wrangling Google Team Drives and including a new entry in our ongoing series profiling Resourceful Records Managers.