Writing: Blog Articles

Creating Records at Home: Microsoft Teams

"There are two general approaches that you can take towards managing retention in Teams: avoid it or embrace it. First determine who is using Teams and why — who is the audience, and what is the purpose of the application? In other words, why was it installed on all your computers and cellphones in the first place? Did your government want to facilitate communication? Handle document storage and sharing? Either way, your government will want to have a policy in place that dictates acceptable use of the application."

COVID-19 Records and How Long to Keep Them

"It is difficult, if not impossible, to appraise the historical significance of COVID-19 records while we are all currently in the midst of the crisis. The simplest approach RMOs can take right now is to classify COVID-19 records according to their function as usual, and consider placing destruction holds on all COVID-19 records until the official course of action becomes clear."

Records Managers vs. Archivists – What’s the Difference?

"We think it’s time to explore the differences between the Records Management and Archives disciplines. Is it an unceasing rivalry, a harmonious friendship, or perhaps a little of both? Do records managers know anything about archival science? Do archivists even think about records managers?"

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Training: Webinars

Records Management Basics

Co-presentation of online live training webinar on the basic concepts of records management: legal obligations, definitions, and how to use a retention schedule.

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Researching: Coursework

Grant Proposal

Sample library grant proposal written for graduate-level course INFO520: Social Context of Information Professions.