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Documenting the Premature Destruction of Local Government Records

The Texas Record

Texas is also not immune from human errors like electrical fires, accidental deletion, or simply misplacing records. This is a wind-up to say that all of these factors can lead to records being lost before their retention requirements have been fulfilled. But what about local governments? But these records have not.

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Documenting the Premature Destruction of Local Government Records

The Texas Record

Texas is also not immune from human errors like electrical fires, accidental deletion, or simply misplacing records. This is a wind-up to say that all of these factors can lead to records being lost before their retention requirements have been fulfilled. But what about local governments? But these records have not.

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The Strategic, the Tactical, and Agile Records Management

Brandeis Records Manager

Program Director for University Records Management, Brandeis University. Ask yourself to accurately describe your records program in 2021, presuming that we all operate in variable environments and then see how sure you feel about it. Agile Records Management. George Despres, CRM. The Strategic.

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Off the Record: RIM Month Special Edition– Blockchain, Record Tampering, Internet Archive: Oh My!

The Texas Record

Tune in monthly for a curated collection of articles we found interesting on a broad range of topics; some which are directly related to records management and others which might share common themes. Friday says, “Prick your ears and read about this important information!”

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Microfilm Destruction Tips

The Texas Record

Your procedures can include details about who will pick up the microfilm, where it will be destroyed and how, including any pre-destruction preparations that need to be made, and the type of equipment that must be used. Step 2 : After you verify that the records are ready for destruction (e.g.,

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“The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up.” Our Turf?

Brandeis Records Manager

University Records Manager, Brandeis University. This book passed under my radar until a kind colleague pointed out that, in one chapter, Kondo dispenses personal record retention and categorization guidance. To her credit, Kondo takes on this over-retention tendency by encouraging destruction of some junk.