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…
At the end of a record’s life cycle, destruction is the most common end. But there is another path: transferring the record to another entity for long-term preservation. For records with historical value, this may be an excellent option. So, how can local governments transfer their records? The Local Government Code spells out the conditions…
Welcome back to our occasional series “Off the Record,” a curated collection of articles we found interesting on a broad range of topics, some which are directly related to records management and others which might share common themes. No, we didn’t write these articles—hence the name of this series, “Off the Record”— but, fortunately, we…
Earlier this year we collected helpful disaster recovery resources for government records. After Tropical Cyclone Francine made landfall in the gulf coast last week, we’d like to shine a spotlight on recovery of another important type of community asset, art and cultural heritage objects. Art and artifacts have special needs when it comes to recovery,…
The records management assistance team at the Texas State Library and Archives Commission welcomes our newest analyst, Ella Castro! Read more about Ella who is now the point of contact for local governments in the Southeast region of Texas. The Southeast region is comprised of the following counties: Chambers Jefferson Fort Bend Liberty Galveston Montgomery…
There’s no denying that AI (artificial intelligence) is the buzzword du jour. Have you ever wondered how to classify records generated by AI on your retention schedule? Whether or not your government entity is actively using AI, it’s a question worth considering. What is AI and Why Would My Government Entity Use it? According to…
On May 13, 2024, the newest update to the Texas State Records Retention Schedule (RRS) was published! These changes affect state agencies and public universities. The amendment to 13 TAC §6.10 is adopted as an administrative rule of the commission—see the full official announcement in the Texas Register. State agencies and universities should update any…