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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 […]
For the past couple of years the Email & Messaging Retention Working Group (now known as RAWG) have been investigating email retention and destruction. One of the first questions we looked into was how to initiate automated destruction, behind the scenes, without asking anything extra of end-users. Last year the Working Group found success in […]
Special guest blogger Andy Resto talks about his role as a Work Learn student creating Best Practices documentation for the Records Management Office. Thanks Andy! This summer, as part of the records management team, I focused on the producing Best Practices for the university’s growing use of MS Teams as a collaborative workspace, which accelerated […]