Category Archives: Electronic records

Meg Tuomala Appointed Electronic Records Archivist

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Jay Gaidmore, University Archivist

University Archives and Records Management Services is pleased to announce that Meg Tuomala has re-joined our staff, this time as the Electronic Records Archivist. Her first day was December 3, 2012. In this position, Meg will be responsible for ensuring … Continue reading →

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General Records Retention and Disposition Schedule

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Lawrence Giffin, Records Services Archivist

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC General Administration have a new records retention schedule!

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Records Management Tip #2: Managing Your Email

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Lawrence Giffin, Records Services Archivist

Email has become an invaluable tool for conducting business at the university, but each university email is a public record, which means that it must be retained for a specific period of time and can’t always be deleted when you … Continue reading →

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Records Management Tip #1: Electronic File Naming

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Lawrence Giffin, Records Services Archivist

Electronic files need clear and consistent file names, especially since they move more quickly and easily from person to person and from folder to folder. As files circulate through email and across servers, descriptive and consistent naming conventions can increase … Continue reading →

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Presentation at CREW Workshop

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Erin O'Meara, Electronic Records Archivist

Erin O’Meara was fortunate enough to be a case study speaker for the AIMS Collecting Repositories and E-Records Workshop (CREW). The workshop consisted of several sections that covered the functional areas of archives: collection development accessioning arrangement and description discovery … Continue reading →

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Visit to UK for work on born-digital archives

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Erin O'Meara, Electronic Records Archivist

Erin O’Meara was fortunate enough to be awarded an International Council on Archives grant to travel to London and Glasgow to hold two workshops and attend other meetings in order to promote and get feedback about Curator’s Workbench, a locally … Continue reading →

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