Topical posts. General guidance on various subjects in the field of records and information management.
A common occurrence amongst the Records Management Assistance (RMA) unit is seeing Records and Information Management (RIM) concepts in everyday media consumption. We like to share our thoughts about the relationship between entertainment and records management in our RIM Brain articles. This same phenomenon has led me down the path of seeing RIM concepts in…
An RMO walked into my office like a shredded record—all cut up and bent out of shape. I was used to that sort of thing. “What seems to be the trouble?” I said. “I got these records, see? And I just can’t classify ‘em no matter what I do.” “You got no information about ‘em?…
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…
For all state agencies, no matter the size, the Records Management Officer (RMO) is an essential member of the agency staff. And, while the RMO position was first established in 1997 (75th Leg., R.S.), the relatively new position of Data Management Officer (DMO) was established in 2021 (87th Leg., R.S.). Designating a DMO is required…
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…
One of the ways we at the State and Local Records Management Division (SLRM) assist state agencies and local governments in ensuring records and information are accessible for the short-, medium-, and long-term is by operating a full-service, cost-recovery image conversion center, the Imaging Services Department. We recently asked Imaging Services Supervisor Jacqueline Jacobs and…