Archives News

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 [email protected] for registration details) ONLINE webinar April 5, 2011

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

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

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.