How to Improve Records Management in Your Agency

Ten Leading/Best Practices...

• What are the Leading Practices for Records Management and Retention?
• Examples of Leading Practices in Action

How to...

1. Assign Responsibility
2. Create Policies and Procedures
3. Select and Use the Right Tools
4. Train Staff
5. Understand Retention Requirements
6. Inventory Records
7. Organize Records
8. Keep Records for Required Time Period
9. Destroy / Transfer Records
10. Prepare for Disasters

Promoting Your Program...

• Records and Information Month (April)

Networking within Your Agency...

• Information Governance

Networking Beyond Your Agency...

• ARMA International - Great Northwest Region (external link)
  • Bellevue Eastside Chapter (external link)
  • Columbia Basin Chapter (external link)
  • Greater Seattle Chapter (external link)
  • Puget Sound Chapter (external link)
• National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators (NAGARA) (external link)