Youngstown State University Records Management Mission

In compliance with Section 149.33 of the Ohio Revised Code, Youngstown State University, by the authority of its Board of Trustees, has established a records management program under the jurisdiction of the President’s Office and University Archives & Special Collections for the purpose of insuring proper scheduling, storage and disposal of university records. Records Retention for Public Colleges and Universities in Ohio: A Manual (Inter-University Council of Ohio, 2000) will be used as the basis for Youngstown State University’s records management program. This program is designed to reduce the number of non-current records occupying expensive office space, eliminate unnecessary duplication of records between offices, offer a systematic method of records destruction and create an awareness of documents with a permanent archival value. This blog was created to provide a forum for questions and feedback on our records program. To use this blog effectively, first click and read Records Management: Getting Started, then the complete mission and policy statement. For further information, please contact the University Archives.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Records, who is responsible?

The responsibility of records management falls on all persons within any organization. These responsibilities include maintaining properly ordered files, which can be called upon to be produced as part of their day to day job duties. Each department head, who is responsible for all employees within their jurisdiction, must insure that records are properly organized and that they meet their responsibilities to those records. Specific duties and responsibilities include:

1. Determining what records are produced and housed in their respective departments.

2. Determining if their records are permanent or non-permanent using the records retention schedule.

3. Identifying vital records and establishing procedures for their protection.

4. Destroying records in accordance with the published disposition schedules.

5. Arranging with the University Archivist transfer of permanent historical records.

1 comment:

records management said...

Well Said , Record Management is the duty of all the persons working in that organization. It is Systematic administration of records and documented information for its entire life cycle, from creation/receipt, classification, use, filing, retention, storage, to final disposition.