Highlights with Heidi: Authority to Weed

Weeding is used to get rid of non-records (binders, folders, post-it notes, etc.), redundant records (i.e. form letters where we only need to preserve one), and misidentified records in archival collections. Archivists use their authority to weed as a collection management tool to best utilize resources, particularly physical storage and digital space. Archives RIM specialists add the phrase “with authority

Ever wonder if the Utah State Records Committee (SRC) will approve a retention schedule for your record series? Here are some ideas on the types of update requests that tend to be successful, and those that don’t.

Start looking for answers here: we’ve published a new Email Management Guideline! The guideline was written by the Division of Archives and Records Service for Utah’s local and state government agencies. Find tips on: Creating an email management policy Applying the updated retention schedules to email Exporting emails from your system Using your system’s records management tools Complying with legal

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

School District schedule 14-20 is being overwritten by state schedule 10-30 and 10-31. If you go to the school district schedule on our website, it will be hyperlinked to the new schedule. Depending on the type of record will determine if retention is now two years shorter or two years longer. Don’t worry if you have already destroyed records per

The previously posted general schedules were heard by the State Records Committee yesterday and approved. Each of these general schedules were previously posted on this blog for your input. The local government accounts payable/receivable will be combined into one schedule and the state government accounts payable/receivable will also be combined into a single schedule per the State Records Committee request. To

We would like to propose the following general schedule to the State Records Committee at their next meeting on December 8th. This will be listed in the state general schedule, but may be used by any governmental entity to schedule their records. If you have any changes you would like to see to this general schedule, please notify Rebekkah Shaw at

County general schedule 1-25 Routine Activity Schedules will be removed from the website next week. As part of the General Schedule Update Project, we are gradually removing general schedules describing items which are not records according to GRAMA. This schedule is also too vague for use. Here is the schedule: Routine Activity Schedules (CO 1-25) These records are routine materials

County schedule 6-10 is being overwritten by state schedule 9-14. If you go to the county schedule on our website, it will be hyperlinked to the new schedule. Retention is now two years longer. Don’t worry if you have already destroyed records per the old schedule. Please update your records so the updated retention will be followed from this point

Dreaming of your dream team? Find out how to bring key players together at our annual fall conference! This year’s theme is “Everyone Wins! Records Management Teamwork”.