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Registration Open! – Records Management Basics

SLRM will conduct free introductory records management courses via Zoom for state agencies and local governments. These classes are free for Texas government employees. Visit our training page for registration instructions. NOTE: Your registration may be delayed as we review and approve registrants. If you have any questions, please reach out to rm_trng @ tsl.texas.gov.…

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Box Label Guidance

The creation of box labels is determined by the relevant information for storage. If the entity uses a third-party storage facility they will provide specific information to use in their system. Let’s go over what information could be used to create box labels for storage. Disclaimer: This article provides suggestions and ideas on the potential…

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FAQ: What is a Countywide RMO?

If you work for a county government, you may have spoken with your analyst about the position of Countywide RMO (CW RMO). Let’s dive in a little deeper. What is a Countywide RMO? The CW RMO’s duties are authorized in statute and are essentially to administer the county’s records management program. The CW RMO not…

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The Records Management Team: Who Are You?

The RMA team works with local governments, state agencies, and universities of all shapes and sizes throughout Texas. While resources and staff are applied differently in each records management program, there is a common idea of the Records Management Team. The Records Management Team is an effort to ensure records management knowledge, procedure, and training reaches all the staff in an organization.     Records Management Officer The administration of the…

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Records Disposition Experience: Analyst Edition!

Disposition of records is a common and essential task among Records Management Officers (RMOs). However, at some point, RMOs will encounter the difficult task a step above regular disposition: getting rid of records that have been stashed away for decades. Nobody knows the content of the boxes or electronic files, and those who made them…

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Records of Life

Birth, marriage, and death records. While these records are parts of lives lived, they are all also valuable tools to help live those lives—but not always in the ways one might expect. Sure, many people use these as part of genealogical research or to perhaps apply for or renew certain documents. But that’s not all…