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Joel Campbell will speak about “Sunshine Laws in Utah Government” at a Utah State Archives brown bag lecture on Thursday, April 21, 12 noon to 1 p.m.  As evidenced by recent public reaction to House Bill 477, open records laws are important to Utahans. Providing quality access to public information is a core mission of the Archives.  Whether you are a

Records and Information Management Month (RIMM) is celebrated internationally every year in April with the intent to highlight the importance of organizing and maintaining records. In celebration of RIMM, Utah State Archives has invited a panel of experts to share their electronic records management success stories. You are invited to come and learn from them. April 28, 2011 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Register

April Training Events at the Utah State Archives *Records Management I (register here) Utah State Archives April 7, 2011 9:00 am– 12:00 pm *Records Management II (register here) Utah State Archives April 7, 2011 1:00 pm– 3:00 pm *Records Emergency Planning and Response Sessions 1 & 2 (email Mindy Spring at mspring@utah.gov for registration details) ONLINE webinar April 5, 2011

As the highest ranking official of the state, Utah governors are frequently recognized with gifts. These gifts range from jars of jelly and embroidered baseball caps to ornate plaques and commemorative items. The best of the governor’s artifacts are being retained by the state as part of our cultural heritage. In February 2011, the State Records Committee approved a new

To Register, click here. March 3, 2011— Richfield, UT Records Management I & II 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. March 4, 2011— Richfield, UT Records Access I & II 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. March 10, 2011— online Essential Records 1 & 2 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. March 21, 2011— Moab, UT Law Enforcement Training 9:00 a.m. to 12:00

In December 2010, the State Records Committee approved a change to the required retention for expunged records. Whereas local government general retention schedules previously required that all expunged records be retained for 80 or 100 years or until the confirmed death of the subject of the record, the updated schedule allows for the destruction of expunged records according to the

View the training flyer here. IPER Training The Utah State Archives will present two new training courses this spring as part of the Intergovernmental Preparedness of Essential Records (IPER) initiative of the Council of State Archivists and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Essential Records: The IPER Essential Records Webinar presents a step-by-step approach to developing an essential records program

“The Tall & Short Man” is a tale of extortion, deceit, robbery, and crime. The story involves crimes against the highest echelon of Ogden society by a shadowy figure under multiple names that eluded the police for eight years.

Dates and locations for 2011 records management and access training classes have been announced by the Utah State Archives and Records Service. Records Management is divided into morning and afternoon sessions on the same day. Records Management I is an overview of basic records management practices emphasizing government officials’ responsibility to retain and destroy records according to an approved schedule.