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Off the Record: Social Media

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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Final Video! New Webinar Series: Social Media Records

By Michelle Johnson Have you checked out our brand new social media records webinar series? Today, we are publishing the final video to complete the 8-part series! The entire series is now available on-demand on our webinar page. This series seeks to answer all your common questions about managing social media records. Videos range from about…

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Reminder! New Webinar Series: Social Media Records

By Michelle Johnson Have you checked out our brand new social media webinar series? If not, now is a great time! We are halfway through this series, and the first four installments are available now on our webinar page. We will continue to post a new video every other Wednesday through September 7. This series…

How does web archiving fit into records management?

Web archiving involves using software to take periodic snapshots to preserve as much data as you need about your organization’s website, including any associated metadata. These snapshots will allow you to track and to document even the slightest changes made to the website. The benefits are that this practice shows your records management program: is…

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Now Available: Social Media Webinar Recording

by Erica Rice Thank you to the over 200 viewers who attended our webinar on Managing Social Media Records last month! It’s fantastic to see that so many local governments and state agencies have an interest in capturing their social media records and managing their disposition.  We had some fine questions from the audience, and…

Electronic Records Resources Now Available

Updated March 3, 2022 TSLAC updated Bulletin 1: Electronic Records Standards and Procedures in 2017, and since then, we’ve been gathering resources to provide guidance to state agencies trying to fulfill the requirements of the bulletin. The bulletin was rewritten to be intentionally higher-level and broad, to allow for more considerations of electronic records in…