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“Keep This, Toss That”: Improving Records Management at an Academic Institution

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Abstract

Academic archivists often have institutional records and information management duties that touch all facets of the records life cycle. This case study describes a records pilot project with Kansas State University’s Office of the Provost. It helped meet the office’s management and storage needs, provided a test bed for assessing the current retention policy and schedule, and allowed development of an efficient survey method to hasten retention decisions. Other benefits of the project included opportunities to apply basic processing concepts to decrease time for arrangement and description, an improved understanding of records management training gaps for office staff, and another occasion to advocate for the relevance of archives and archivists.

How to Cite:

Hight, C. & Smith, J. W., (2016) ““Keep This, Toss That”: Improving Records Management at an Academic Institution”, Archival Issues 37(2), 43–58. doi: https://doi.org/10.31274/archivalissues.11016