The Texas Record

JANUARY 25, 2021

The Archives and information services division at the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) has a sophisticated electronic records processes. Many agencies who submit their records to the Archives, may not know how their records are incorporated into TSLAC’s archival inventory.

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Archiving Digital preservation Metadata Computer and Electronics 40

The Texas Record

JUNE 28, 2021

When we talk about records management on this blog, we often use the “R.I.M.” ” or “RIM” acronym as a shorthand way to refer to the “records and information management” field. But how is information governance any different than records management? Collaboration.

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Information governance Government Records Management e-Discovery 98

AIIM

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

There are so many aspects of digital preservation that are important to me as a history major – things like “digital memory” and “preserving our cultural heritage” and libraries and formal archives. Digital Preservation is More than Archives. Find out more in my new Tip Sheet -- A Tale of Two Undergraduate Majors.

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The Texas Record

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Both local governments and state agencies want to know if they ‘go paperless’ — if they digitize their essential records — can they get rid of the original paper or film copies? For state agencies , the authority to store records electronically is found in Tex. We believe that paper still has a place in records management.

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Paper Records Management Digital preservation Archiving 98

The Texas Record

MAY 23, 2023

The Citadel is like a library that stores historic, medical, and scientific information of Westeros. Was that a new records management policy submitted with governing body approval? However, like The Citadel, we offer many resources and trainings for new RMOs to lead an efficient records management program.

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Records Management Paper Archiving Government 40

The Texas Record

JANUARY 25, 2019

As part of a wider effort to reorganize and manage the Archives and Information Services (ARIS) division’s shared drive, a committee was formed, and department representatives were assigned to create and implement plans to reorganize and clean up their department’s shared folder within the ARIS drive.

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The Texas Record

MAY 12, 2021

Transferring records to a proper public agency helps mitigate the risk of data breaches (archival libraries are well equipped to keep records as safe as possible). If you know what type of record you have and where, it can be properly destroyed when needed.

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Privacy Data breaches Records Management Government 84

The Texas Record

DECEMBER 7, 2018

At the eRecords Conference, a diverse group of RMOs and records managers from the State Agency Coordinating Committee (SACC) Records Management Subcommittee joined up to have a conversation about how they are tackling records management issues and preservation in their respective agencies.

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Records Management Digital preservation Archiving Libraries 40

The Texas Record

AUGUST 23, 2018

Whether it’s creating and securing electronic records or establishing a process to capture records from social media sites, records managers often find themselves working closely with their Information Technology (IT) Departments. One example was, archives to records management are records of enduring value.

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