Success Criteria for Managing Permanent Electronic Records

Success Criteria for Managing Permanent Electronic Records

Digital image of a man using a device with graphs superimposedManaging government records is a complicated task. Records managers at governmental agencies must design and execute a complicated array of processes to ensure creation, use, storage, and disposition of records follow all applicable laws and regulations. Now, agencies must also shift into electronic records management for virtually all permanent and temporary records, forcing agencies to update and, in some cases, completely revise their records management rules and protocols.

Complicating matters, it can sometimes be difficult to tell how well these new records management processes are working. To help, here are four hallmarks of effective electronic records management programs, based on guidance published by the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.

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