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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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[Podcast] Forget What You Think You Know About Records Managers

AIIM

When you say, “I’m a Records Manager,” what's their response? If you’re like me when I tell family members I work for the Association of Intelligent Information Management, you probably see a somewhat puzzled face looking back at you. And this is just the tip of the iceberg. Automating major business processes.

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Information Governance and the Records Lifecycle

The Texas Record

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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The Lay-RMO’s Guide to Appraising Archival/Historical Records

The Texas Record

The records management assistance unit at the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) receives many questions from state agencies when it comes to recertifying retention schedules.

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Archives Month: Web Archive (WARC) File Format

The Texas Record

Throughout this month, the records management assistance unit will be taking a closer look into multidisciplinary issues that require input from both records managers and archivists— collaboration between these two professions is the key to solving many RIM-related obstacles.

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Unwrapping the Archives

The Texas Record

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. The State Archives house some of the most important records of Texas history within its stacks. One of RMA’s own contributed to the selection.

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Revisiting Digital Preservation - A Tale of Two Undergraduate Majors

AIIM

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. Find out more in my new Tip Sheet -- A Tale of Two Undergraduate Majors. All of which I love. And will continue to do so.