Some of the consulting questions we receive revolve around the subject of how to manage email and email records. From those questions the matter becomes how should a government entity address the management of its email. The best way an entity can capture their practices and procedures for email management is to create a policy.…
Are you in a similar situation to one or more of the cases presented below? ❑ Case 1: Our records management compliance files are from the 1990s or earlier. ❑ Case 2: We have several ordinances and/or letters from different periods instead of one document that has all our records management policy information. ❑ Case…
Edited to update hyperlinks on October 5, 2021 Recently, many questions have been raised about how to establish a electronic records (e-records) management policy. One of the main questions we’ve received is what is covered within an e-records management policy. An e-records management policy enhances the organization’s policy on information management and storage. A well-crafted…
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Thank you for tuning in for the third and final post recapping the e-Records 2024 sessions! Presentation descriptions and details are available on the conference website. See our previous recap posts for more. Can AI Be Our Friend: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility by Megan Carey Craig Kelso, Director of State and Local Records…
Thank you for tuning in for the second post recapping the e-Records 2024 sessions. Presentation descriptions and details are available on the conference website. See our previous recap post for more, and stay tuned for the third and final recap post coming soon! Cyber Risk is Business Risk – Why Senior Leadership Involvement is Important…
On Friday, November 22nd, 2024, the annual e-Records Conference returned for the 25th time! As always, the event was co-sponsored by TSLAC and the Texas Department of Information Resources. Breaking last year’s record, this year’s conference was the largest ever with a total of 330 attendees. The number of Data Management Officers (DMOs) in attendance…
Just like your hopelessly romantic friend who continues to jump into the deep end of the dating pool will tell you, asking compatibility questions and planning to prevent later problems is intimidating and boring. However, five days later, over a gallon of Rocky Road in a dark room, listening to Adele, they’ll also tell you…