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Records and Information Management is a business discipline, a "management plan for the creation, organization, use, retention, disposal, and selective preservation of records" (Langemo, M.). The proper practice of this discipline is increasingly acknowledged as integral to an organization's foundation and future stability, while the legal repercussions of the absence of or of a poorly managed records information structure are also becoming increasingly noted. This site provides links to basic government sources to general information on the topic as well as examples of various government agency Records and Information Management departments. It also includes RIM organizations and career links. This site will be of interest to those who need a general understanding of RIM and where they can go for further government-produced information on the topic .
National Archives and Records Administration
http://www.nara.gov/records/index.html THE first source for information on Record Information - with links to policy and guidelines, federal laws, training and workshops, grants, online exhibits, best practices, links to other Records Management and archiving sources.
Financenet: Records Management Committee
http://www.financenet.gov/financenet/fed/sac/records/records.htm
"Likely the largest intergovernmental Internet network in the world. FinanceNet has the dual missions of (1) providing the official U.S. government one-stop-shop Internet clearing site for information on the public sale/auction of billions of dollars each year of surplus government property and other government assets, and (2) providing Internet communications tools to intergovernmental organizations."
EPA National Records Management Program
http://www.epa.gov/rhttp://www-it.hr.doe.gov/records/records/ Recommended by NARA as a noteworthy site. Includes such links as "What is a Record?," Contacts, Policy and Guidelines, Tools and Technical Briefs, Retention Schedules, Definitions, More helpful links in a very attractive site.
Department of Energy - Records Management
http://www-it.hr.doe.gov/records/ Includes the following helpful links: Records-Related law, Records Schedules, Records Memoranda, Records Management Council Charter Publications, Forms Management, Roadmap to the Year 2000, Upcoming Meetings and Conferences.
National Parks Service Records Management
h ttp://www.nps.gov/refdesk/RecMgmt.html Includes links to "Policies, Guidance, Manuals," "schedules," "records management contacts," as well as to other local sites, the Department of Interior Records Management site and NARA. 
http://www.rdc.noaa.gov/~foia/asdhome/record-rev1.htm Includes links to: Records Disposition Handbook, Records Management Terminology, Records Review and Retirement, as well as to other helpful sites. 
http://www.doi.gov/oirm/records/
Includes links: About DOI-RMP, What's New?, Policies and Guidance, Records Management Contacts, What Every DOI Employee Needs to Know, Managing Your Electronic Mail Records. Records Management 
http://www.fws.gov/r9pdm/home/recman.html Extremely helpful links: Regulations, Information Collection, PDM Functions, Centralized Library of Servicewide Policies, forms, Directives, answers to such questions as: What are my responsibilities for managing my email? What is a record? What is a nonrecord? Are there any criteria for determining whether or not a document is a record? Are electronic records releasable under the Freedom of Information Act, and more…
U.S.General Services Administration--
Records Management for the Federal Employee http://www.itpolicy.gsa.gov/mkm/records/homepage.htm "The Office of Governmentwide Policy of the General Services Administration ... The goal of this site is to give essential, useful, and practical information to frontline Federal employees to help them manage today's records" Includes links to Federal Laws Relating to Records Management, Records Management Resources Tools, National Archives and Records Administration, and more.
DoD Records Management Application (RMA) Certification
Testing
of the Joint Interoperability Test Command http://jitc.fhu.disa.mil/recmgt/index.htm Provides downloadable documents and helpful information for setting up a certification in Records Management for the Department of Defense.
FAA Records Management Program
Standards and Information Division http://www.faa.gov/abc/records/recman3.htm It states: "an effective records management program is the single most important factor in creating and maintaining the information needed by a Federal agency to accomplish its mission and to preserve the documentary history of the United States." The site includes links: Records Management Guidance, Records Retention Schedule, Subject Classification System, Records Database, Training, Records Management Officers, Records Links, Record Center Forms.
Office of Surface Mining - Records Management
http://www.osmre.gov/rmhome.htm Site states: "The Office of Surface Mining records management is a system that is promoting economy and efficiency in the organization, maintenance, use, and ultimate disposition of records through the application of records management standards." Other RM sites reference this one.
Department of the Army Information Management - Records
Management Self-Evaluation Guide
http://www.tradoc.army.mil/tpubs/pams/p25-54.htm The site states: "Using this guide will assist organizations in making a preliminary assessment of the status of their records management programs, identifying major problems, and setting priorities for program improvements." A wealth information in the basic manual and appendix section.
Department of Veterans Affairs - Records Management Procedures
http://www.va.gov/oirm/recdsmgmt/6300h.htm
Site has much useful information (but should be split into multiple files to eliminate some organizational and hierarchical confusion) Links include: Federal records management roles and responsibilities, responsibilities, Maintaining and using records and information, Files management, Records disposition program, Destruction of records, Transfer of permanent records, Transferred records subject to restrictions, Records disposition procedures, Electronic records, Personal papers, Submission and approval of requests for disposition authority, Transfer or loan of VA records, Records Control Schedule (RCS) Description Responsible Office, and more. Includes: Filing Systems, Filing Cabinets, Removal of Papers, Records Holding Area, Microfilming of Material, Managing Electronic Records, Retirement (Transfer) of NIST Records, Recalling Retired Records, Disposition of NIST Test Folders and Test Reports, Disposition of Papers Covered by the Privacy Act of 1974, Disposition of Records by Departing Employees - and more. 
http://www.osha-slc.gov/OshDoc/Directive_data/ADM_12-0_4A.html Comprehensive site which includes the following links: Program Requirements, Management And Responsibilities, Fles Management, Records Documentation, Paper Or Hard Copy Media Records, Electronic Records, Micrographic Records, Disposition, Retirement Of Records To Federal Records Centers, Security Of Classified Material And Administratively Controlled Information, Records Management Reports, E-Mail Records And Non-records, Records Management Glossary Of Terms, Comparison Of Various Media For Information Storage And Retrieval - and more. 
http://oma.od.nih.gov/ms/records/Has an interface similar to EPA's with links (under "management support" to: What is Records Management, Who to Contact, Policy, Schedules & Storage, Record Types, Record keeping, E-Mail.
South Carolina Department of Archives and History
http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/ Includes wealth of helpful links including: Directory of Historical Records Repositories in South Carolina, Programs and Services, retention schedules for state agencies, state, county, and local governmental bodies, publications guides, and many downloadable pdf documents.
South Carolina Public Records Act
http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/praf.htm Provides full text of SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RECORDS ACT Code of Laws of South Carolina 1976, Volume 10, 355-363, and 1988 Supplement, 229-231. 
http://www.sos.state.ga.us/archives/rms/grms.htm Very thorough and easily navigable site. Of particular note is the link, "Records Management for Government Agencies" whose "Records Management Internet Links" provides subscription information for RM internet mail lists and news groups, as well as such other helpful links as manuals, legal acts, retention schedules, state records center information; it also includes impressive links in the genealogy, history and legal research section, as well as in the Preservation section
New Jersey State Archives Useful Web Sites for Archivists
and Records Managers
http:// www.njarchives.org Includes a wealth of resources through links in the following categories: Records Management, Associations, Archives, Electronic Records Information Policy, Standards, Reference, Glossaries, Maps and Gazetteers.
Utah State Archives and Records Service
http://www.archives.state.ut.us/recmanag/electronic.htm
Excellent site with many helpful links, of note, "Agency Services" which then provides many more links to such areas as: Electronic Records, Legal Requirements, Forms to Download, Guidelines for Records Officers, Files Management Techniques, Microfilming, Scanning, and Digitizing Records, Records Preservation, Care, and Handling, Records Center Storage and Transferring, Training and Tours, and many others.
Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory -
Records Management
http://www.inel.gov/capabilities/info_resources/recman/external.htm Very aesthetically pleasing Records Management Department of an Idaho Agency.
New York State Archives and Records Administration
http://www.archives.nysed.gov/services/recmgmt.htm Includes such links as "Online catalog, Virtual Exhibit, location information for researchers, downloadable pdf documents, index to film scripts, comprehensive Records Management Services For State Agencies and Local Governments, and more.
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http://www.reporters.net/nfoic/web/index.htm "The Freedom of Information Resource Web project provides a comprehensive guide to obtaining information guaranteed under state and federal open meetings and open records laws. Regularly updated and maintained, these pages contain descriptions and links for FOI publications, contacts, legislation and current events. Links to all states by state name and flag.
SC Budget And Control Board Guidelines For Providing Public
Records
http://www.state.sc.us/scils/guidefla.html Outlines policies adopted concerning FOIA requests.
A National Archives Strategy
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/bytopic/electronic-records/strategy.html Site states that it is "for the Development and Implementation of Standards for the Creation, Transfer, Access, and Long-Term Storage of Electronic Records of the Federal Government" Includes standards, policies, strategies, issue discussion and NARA actions.
10 Commandments of Records Management
http://www.epa.gov/nrmp/tools/10_comma.htm By Office of Environmental Information Office of Information Collection: listing of "Records management responsibilities, as defined in statutes, regulations, and Agency policy, distilled down ten tasks. 
http://firm.hq.navy.mil/index.html States that the council's purpose is "improve the efficiency and effectiveness of information and records managers in the United States government -to perform as a central repository from which all agencies can benefit, to provide a forum for sharing knowledge, resources, and methodologies for the implementation and evaluation of records management systems and practices." Includes links to meeting minutes, workshops, position papers, and standards.
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http://www.nara.gov/records/rmtrain.html
Lists courses offered primarily for Federal employees but whichare also open to Federal contractors and employees of State and local governments and international organizations.
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http://www.nagara.org/ Includes links: News Archives, Publications, Leadership opportunities, membership, member web sites (including links to state and local US programs), and many others.
SCPRA - South Carolina Public Records Association
http://www.scpra.org/ Organization was " organized as a means to provide a network of people for the advancement and improvement of records and information management in the public sector.
ARMA - Association of Records Managers and Administrators
http://www.arma.org/ Helpful website for international organization with many useful links - membership information, educational opportunities, career links, publications links, conference links, legislative links, etc. 
http://www.icrm.org/ Provides useful links for preparing for exam for certification to "international certifying organization of and for professional records and information managers. The ICRM was incorporated to meet the requirement to have a standard by which persons involved in records and information management could be measured, accredited and recognized according to criteria of experience and capability established by their peers.
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http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/ Jobs - search by "r" or keyword "records management" o r"a "archivist" or "d" "documents specialist" or "l" "librarian" or "i" "Information management specialist".
State Jobs on the Internet
http://www.state.sc.us/jobs/ SCI-Way provides government job search by state, by county, city, as well as providing business non-profit organizations, and professional organization job listings.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
http://stats.bls.gov/ocohome.htm Look for "Administrative Services and Facility Managers, " Archivists, Curators, and Museum Conservators," "Librarians". http://www.shreve.net/armahq/jobs/ Provides job descriptions by area of country and some salaries. 
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