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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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Auditing Your Records Management Program

The Texas Record

We’ve spoken here before about the benefits of doing an audit on your records management program to ascertain whether your program is working as it should, and this month, I was able to ask some folks who have helped with an audit in their agencies about the details of the practice. Do you have a department devoted to audits?

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RIM Education Coffee Chat with SAA Committee on Education- May 12, 1pm EST

The Schedule

SAA’s Records Management Section is hosting a coffee chat May 12th from 1-2pm ET to discuss records and information management education. I began working on this topic several years ago when I was chair of the RMS, and we submitted a proposal to SAA Education for a new certificate program.

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Resourceful Records Managers: Krista Oldham, University Archivist at Clemson University

The Schedule

The amazing Krista Oldham answers our records management focused questions! What led you to choose your current career in Records Management? When I took the job I really was not expecting records management to appeal to me as much as it did. What is your educational background?

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Resourceful Records Managers!

The Schedule

And, now for our much awaited series: Resourceful Records Managers! This month we meet George Despres, the Program Director for University Records Management at Brandeis University. What led you to choose your current career in Records Management? What is your educational background? Higher education?

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I Got a New Job in Records Management, Now What?

The Texas Record

As a person who recently earned a job as a Government Information Analyst with the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC), I had no idea how complex records management would be. SLR 504 and 508 forms, Records Management Officer (RMO), inventories, etc., Understand the purpose of records management.

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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. This office holds and maintains records created from the early 1700s to today.