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The State Records Center – Then and Now

Since 1972, the State and Local Records Management Division (SLRM) has operated the State Records Center (SRC) on Shoal Creek Boulevard in Austin. The original building included space to store more than 152,000 cubic feet of records, with an extension added in 1986 providing another 232,000 cubic square feet of storage for state agencies and…

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Off the Record: Finding Forgotten Records

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…

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FAQs and Answers About Permanent Records

In the State and Local Records Management Division (SLRM) here at TSLAC, we receive a lot of questions in regard to permanent records. “Why do they need to be saved?” “How should permanent records be stored?” “What do we do if there is any damage?” To begin to answer these questions, it helps to learn…

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Resources for Hurricane Beryl

If you’re a local government whose records were damaged or destroyed during Hurricane Beryl, we’ve put together these guidelines and resources on disaster recovery from a records perspective and encourage you to read through them. If you have specific questions or you’re feeling in over your head with records management, contact your regional analyst. Do…

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Off the Record: Fire

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…

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RIM-Brain: The Horror

By: Anne Poulos, Rebecca Hanna It is that time of year to get ready for the anticipation of terror and dust off the horror features. From movies to television, we in the records management field begin to see records and information management (RIM) applications in our entertainment. Below are two examples: (Warning: Some spoilers ahead!)…