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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? Secondary Uses for Information.

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Information Literacy and Records Management

Brandeis Records Manager

Presidential Committee on Information Literacy states that “to be information literate, a person must be able to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.” Sound familiar? Should it exclude info-intelligent employees within the enterprise?

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Part 1: OMG! Not another digital transformation article! Is it about understanding the business drivers?

ARMA International

For example, organizations can re-package video libraries, songs, research, and course material for different audiences – customers, researchers, academics, students, and so on; and they can monetize the content via CaaS. Glossary of Records Management and Information Governance Terms, 5th ed., Data Analytics. ARMA (2016).

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Snapshot: College and University Retention Schedules

Brandeis Records Manager

grade rosters) that might appear within certain categories, to mine applicable data. Ironically, both library/info services categories and records management records/retention schedule are absent from 72% of the schedules surveyed, indicating that some of us info pros are not “eating our own dog food.”

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Part 2: OMG! Not another digital transformation article! Is it about the evolution from RIM to Content Services?

ARMA International

Information Governance (IG). It is acknowledged that IG “helps organizations achieve business objectives, facilitates compliance with external requirements, and minimizes risk posed by sub-standard information handling practices” (ARMA 2016, p 28). Glossary of Records Management and Information Governance Terms, 5th ed.,

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Establishing Records Management at Brandeis—The First Eighteen Months

Brandeis Records Manager

We can’t assume that these pieces are in place at other institutions. Communication Tools and Policy. But retention policy is one area to catch up in order to keep the evolving program balanced. The Way Forward, and a Challenge to Colleagues.