DePaul University Department of Records Management records

Collection

Identifier: DPUA0069

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The DePaul University Department of Records Management records contain correspondence, drafts of reports and policies, signed Records Certification forms from various University departments, and annual reports. The collection also contains digital material, including meeting minutes, notes, planning documents, and a records management manual.

Dates

2006-2013

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research use.

Biographical / Historical

Housed under the Office of the Secretary, the DePaul University Department of Records Management was established to meet the growing need for a systematic records management program at DePaul. The mission of the Department of Records Management is "to ensure that University departments retain the necessary information to meet legal, financial, administrative and historic needs and dispose of non-essential records in a timely and appropriate manner" (http://rm.depaul.edu, retrieved January 28, 2015). To this end, Records Management has developed an official Records Retention Schedule which all University departments are expected to follow. Depending on the type of record, materials that have outlived their administrative value may be stored permanently, shredded and discarded, or transferred to the University Archives. To further ensure that the University is in compliance with Records Management protocol, each University department has an appointed Records Coordinator. The Records Coordinator participates in records management training and is charged with implementing appropriate policies and procedures in his or her department.