Dave,

Don't think in terms of retention requirements. Think in terms of value. Those are the four categories in which records managers place the value of records & information. Fiscal value might generally apply during the records's active use phase. Legal value generally applies more in the inactive phase. Of course there are many exceptions to those statements.

We records managers need to make a habit of looking past the records themselves and focusing on their value. Only then can we consistently communicate to others the value of records & information and the value of records & information management.

Gary Link, CRM
Corporate Records Manager
Astorino
227 Fort Pitt Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA  15222
412.765.1700
412.765.1711 Fax
www.astorino.com






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Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 12:07 PM
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Subject: Theoretical Question on Retention Model


I have a question for my fellow records managers on the list. My
understanding is that retention requirements are commonly derived from
legal, business, fiscal, and sometimes historical needs for evidence.  Why
are legal and fiscal separate categories when fiscal requirements are
typically defined by laws and regulations.  Is this just the way some
archivist (Schellenberg maybe) laid it out back in the olden days?  If
anyone knows the answer to this one I would greatly appreciate it.

Dave Gaynon
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