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Hi, it’s Liz again! And I can’t believe it’s already been a year since I started here at the RMO! And I was right last year when I said it was going to be great! A lot has been happening behind the scenes here: Last Summer, Jack worked with Barbara to produce the biennial survey, […]
In the 2024 survey we asked if people would be interested in having a Work Learn student help their unit conduct records management projects. Many of you were enthusiastic about that idea, in fact, this question received decisive community support, but there were also questions regarding the differences between an Assessment and Governance projects. You […]
(posted on behalf of Silver Hinckley) Hello! My name is Silver and for the past 11 months I have been the Records Management Student Assistant at the Centre for Community Engaged Learning (CCEL). This project has been challenging, fun, and has helped me grow in many ways. Before beginning this project, I had limited project […]
Records management sounds complicated and broad, but it’s quite straightforward. In our 2024 survey, we received feedback from people who were unsure as to what exactly we do here, and we thought we would take this opportunity to let the university community know what goes on in the Records Management Office. What are records and […]
Over the summer of 2024 the Records Management Office (RMO), with the help of Work Learn student Jack Dempster, conducted its sixth user survey. Your responses to the 2024 survey both shapes and supports our strategic planning process. Some of the richest feedback in this year’s survey came to us through qualitative responses – where […]
Guest post by Liz Carvalho, student assistant in the Records Management Office for the winter term Hi! My name is Liz, I’m currently in my second year of the MASLIS program, and I’m starting at the Records Management Office this term. I’m looking forward to lots of hands-on practice and doing my best to apply […]
Guest blog post by Grace McRae My time as the Records Management Student Assistant at the Records Management Office has been illuminating for defining my professional goals in the field of records management and archives. In addition, my experiences working with UBC units to provide records management services and help solve some recurring information governance […]
Guest post by Andy Resto This is the final blog post I’ll be writing as the student records management assistant with the RMO at UBC. The past two years have been very rewarding and have provided me with invaluable experience in digital information management, and hopefully I have been able to leave behind some impactful […]
Guest post by Andy Resto. Background and overview In Fall 2021, the records management professionals from UBC Vancouver and Okanagan campuses began the process of updating and completing records retention and disposition schedules for the university. As a worklearn student, I have been able to be a part of the Records Retention Schedule Development (RRSD) […]
In Spring 2022, the Records Management office plan to completely overhaul the records retention schedules on their website. “We’ve been collaborating with our colleagues, Paige Hohmann and Michael Stewart on the Okanagan campus to produce a comprehensive set of schedules covering all the functions at the university,” says Barbara Towell, E-Records Manager at the university, […]