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Upcoming Events October to December 2014 October 2014 Electronic Records Conference Annual fall conference with presentation focusing on care and management of electronic records. To register visit: http://archives.state.ut.us/cgi-bin/traininglist.cgi October 3, 2014, 9:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Theme: Technology Working for YouThe schedule is currently as follows:9:30-10:30: Terry B. Nelson, Former Director, Salt Lake County Records Management & Archives DivisionTopic: Managing Electronic Records10:40-11:40:

Social Media and Email Management Presenters’ Handouts Thank you to everyone who attended the training event on Friday, April 4th. We hope that you found the presentations helpful in fulfilling your roles as records officers. Below you will find copies of the presentation slides for future reference: Social Media: Strategies for Successfully Managing Legal Risks by Dr. Randy L. Dryer,

Upcoming Events March to May 2014 March 2014 Lunch ‘n’ Learn Lunch ‘n’ Learn sessions are live, online sessions. A link to the session will be sent to participants the morning of the event. To register visit: http://archives.state.ut.us/cgi-bin/traininglist.cgi Mar 14, 2014, 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Topic: Records Appraisal In-Person Training Events To register visit: http://archives.state.ut.us/cgi-bin/traininglist.cgi Mar 11, 2014, 9:00 a.m.-Noon Topic:

Quarterly Events January to March 2014 January 2014 Lunch ‘n’ Learn Lunch ‘n’ Learn sessions are live, online sessions. A link to the session will be sent to participants on the morning of the event. To register visit: http://archives.state.ut.us/cgi-bin/traininglist.cgi Jan 10, 2014, 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Topic: Public Records Management Act In-Person Training Events To register visit: http://archives.state.ut.us/cgi-bin/traininglist.cgi Jan 17, 2014,

Quarterly Events October to December 2013 October 2013 Lunch ‘n’ Learn Lunch ‘n’ Learn sessions are live, online sessions. A link to the session will be sent to participants two days prior to the event. To register visit: http://archives.state.ut.us/cgi-bin/traininglist.cgi Oct 18, 2013, 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Topic: Meet the Government Records Ombudsman Rosemary Cundiff is the government records ombudsman. In that

Bridging the Gap: Electronic Records and Information Management for the 21st Century Friday, October 4 The electronic records conference is soon approaching! The theme for this year’s conference is Bridging the Gap: Electronic Records and Information Management for the 21st Century. Registration is high but we still have space for more registrants, so please review your calendar and make time

An updated version of the retention schedule for publications is going before the State Records Committee in September. The new description is not a description of publications as much as it is a definition. It states simply, “any record, regardless of format, that is issued by a governmental entity for public distribution at the total or partial expense of that

Utah State Archives Training The Utah State Archives training schedule is up-to-date and available for registration. Training sessions are designed to educate and support records officers in fulfilling their responsibilities as stewards of government records. This year we are offering: • Basic Records Management • Records Inventory • Records Access I: Public Records Requests • Records Access I: Public Records

Effective January 1, 2013, all records officers for the state of Utah are required to take annual Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA) training. This training is to be completed online. The Utah State Archives has posted the required training to our website. 63G-2-108.   Certification of records officer. Each records officer of a governmental entity or political subdivision shall,

        The Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA) provides time limits for both responding to requests and appealing denials. These time limits, found in Utah Code sections 63G-2-204 and 401-404, are important because they protect rights and define responsibilities. A requestor is entitled to a response within a reasonable timeframe. If the requestor is not satisfied with the response he or she must appeal