Archivists refine the arrangement (processing) of archival materials, rehouse material, and create inventories to facilitate future access
Arrangement and Description; The Value of Archival Labor
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Records Disposition for Archives
Creating a records retention schedule should be one of the archivists’ first tasks after an archival assessment.
Safe Storage for Archival Preservation
Many organizations have no room to store archival collections, so vigilance is needed to protect rare and fragile materials, especially audiovisual
Archives Assessment Questions
An assessment of archival collections assists in strategically meeting user needs, allocating resources effectively, and securing funding.
Assessing the Archives Program
Professional archival principles and standards are developed over decades; each organization adheres to them in its own way.
Building Support for Archival Programs
Whatever an archival program’s shape, archivists should enlist all possible stakeholders’ input at inception to build foundation for long-term success.
Preserving Organizational History
Organizations need to retain certain records beyond current needs according to regulatory, legal, financial, and operational requirements.
Records and Archival Management within Organizations
An archival program allows archivists to identify, save, and retrieve necessary information while safely removing unnecessary material.
Leading with Organizational Archives
People who lead with history understand that storytelling about the past can shape the future. Organizational archives help leaders manage effectively.
Email Management and Archiving
Archivists and records managers should be concerned with email; a significant percentage of an organization’s unstructured records pass through email
Data Warehouses and Decision Support Systems; A Primer
A data warehouse is a repository of an organization’s electronically stored data, designed to facilitate reporting and analysis.
Deciding Records Retention Parameters: A Primer
Archivists and records managers determine retention based on compliance with external or internal requirements and identifiable community expectations.
Records Retention for Archivists, Records Managers, and Knowledge Managers
Records guidelines provide recommended standards for records retention; implementation is based on usefulness or on risks of maintenance/destruction.
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