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The Wonderful World of Records Management

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The Wonderful World of Records Management

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    1. The Wonderful World of Records Management How can it Benefit me?

    2. Who is this Guy? Dennis Borynec, Office Administrator, AFN 22 years of Records Management Experience Office of the Governor General Chancellory of Canadian Orders and Decorations Canadian Heraldic Authority Grand Council of the Crees of Eeyou Ischee Numerous training programs and community evaluations

    3. Records Management at AFN Brought in late 1991 – files in serious shape Learned about AFN – reviewed policies, files, inventories, mail, talked to staff Developed classification scheme for administrative then operational files Equipment and supplies – bulk purchase One program at a time Policies and procedures created Administrative R&D guidelines instituted

    4. Hurray for Finance ! Filing Leader Must be able to find stuff Break files Proper headings No choice, it has to be good What about everyone else?

    5. Records Management in a Nutshell The ability to manage all of your records Access and Retrieval Preservation of material that has value Disposal of material whose value has been met Savings of 10’s of thousands of $$ every year Less stress

    6. Benefits of Records Management Access and Retrieval Savings in time, space, equipment and money Documents of worth are preserved Decreased liability A model for others

    7. Biggest Obstacles Lack of Awareness Resources (Human and Financial) Space No Champion Pack Rat Mentality – everyone has to get on board the Records Management train

    8. Association of Records Managers and Administrators (ARMA) www.arma.org www.armacanada.org National Conference June 6-9, 2004 Vancouver, B.C. International Conference October 3-6, 2004 Long Beach, CA NCR Spring Training Seminar April 14-16, 2004 Ottawa, Ontario

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