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Did you miss our Sunshine Conference on March 13, 2018? Was there a session that you would really like to share with your co-workers? The materials and recordings from our Sunshine Conference are now available on the State Archives’ website. You can also access the videos from our YouTube channel. We hope that you will find these materials useful.  

In one week, the new general retention schedule interface will launch! On the new interface you’ll be able to: Search all general retention schedules at once Search by keyword, title, general schedule number Comment on individual general retention schedules Suggest search terms for individual general retention schedules We hope these new features will make it easier for you to find

Big changes are coming for the general retention schedules! The Utah Division of Archives and Records Service has been working with stakeholders to update and consolidate general retention schedules since 2013. The next stage is to help record officers find general retention schedules more easily. Currently, general retention schedules are divided by categories under four government types: state, county, municipality,

Sit back and enjoy your lunch while watching a series of webinars that Utah’s Division of Archives and Records Service (aka State Archives) is hosting to celebrate Records and Information Management Month (RIMM). Wednesday, April 11, 2018. Noon-1:00 p.m. 2018 Legislative Updates by Paul Tonks, AAG counsel for the Division of Archives and the State Records Committee During the 2018 Legislative

Have you ever wondered where to file an oath of office? Utah state statute lets agencies know where to file oaths of office depending on the agency type.    The Utah Division of Archives and Records Service has compiled helpful information on its website about filing oaths of office: Where each agency type must file oaths of office citations to

Today is the day!!! Our sunshine conference has finally arrived! As you can tell, we are really excited to see all of our attendees both in person and online. For those interested in joining us for our FREE event, we still have space. The more the merrier! Event time:  9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. In-Person

This month’s spotlight features Tonya Smith, the Medical Records Department Manager, Privacy Officer, and Records Officer for the Utah State Hospital, an inpatient psychiatric facility in Provo administered by the Department of Human Services. Tonya manages both paper and electronic patient medical records, as well as agency administrative documents. Tonya has been in this position for 17 of her 32 years working

We have hired two new employees at the Utah State Records Center, and would like to introduce them to you. Chaz Leech My name is Charles (Chaz) Leech. Before coming to work at the Records Center I had a very diverse employment history. My first job was a bagger at the “Buy N’ Save” grocery store in West Valley City.

Utah’s Division of Archives and Records Service offers free records access and management training classes, webinars, and conferences to all governmental employees. Most classes are held in Salt Lake City, but we will have two regional trainings this year–one in Vernal and one in Richfield. We may also be able to provide training in your region upon request if you

This month’s spotlight is on Carol Miller, who works for the state of Utah in the Department of Human Services. Carol has a huge job but is always on top of it! I’ll let Carol explain more, in her own words:   I work for the Division of Child and Family Services as a program support specialist.  I’ve been working