<<<"...program was under the business and auxiliary services department.
This seemed out of place for the legal fact alone">>>
Having worked in a higher ed system administration atmosphere, it seems
that Business/Aux Services might be good for the connections to
departments and individuals, but a little light on carrying and giving
the authority necessary to implement the program in a way that best
serves the entire university &/or state if a part of state government.
An example might be complying with litigation requests/holds and
discovery activities.  Would you most likely pay more attention to an
employee of Counsel, or and employee of the Director of the print shop?
It's a more direct connection to an authoritative source (a bigger
hammer, if you will).  Folks on campus pay more attention to upper
administration than front line administration - at least bigger
attention.

The President's Office would be an excellent place, but it's not their
primary focus.  If you can get there - more power to ya!  It would most
likely be one level down.  IT might be a good place - if they have
authority to properly support the program.

There is no real definititive perfect place in higher ed - or anywhere
else.  Many university RIM programs are under the library and seem to do
just fine.  The correct answer....it depends!

My 2 cents.

Back to work!
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Jim Mullen 
Spirit Aerosystems Inc.
Engineering Records & Information Management
Wichita, KS  67278,  K 23-01
(316) 977-0135
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Date:    Mon, 14 Aug 2006 23:05:01 -0500
From:    "Russell D. James" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: RIM Organizational Placement

As only a student in records management, I'm not sure how much my two
cents worth will be worth, but...

I worked in a university setting where the records management program
was under the business and auxiliary services department.  This seemed
out of place for the legal fact alone--the university president was the
officer of record and received any and all summons'/subpoenas issued to
the university. For the RIM program to be accountable, I always thought
it would be best to put the program directly under the president's
office.  That was not only my idea, however.


Russell D. James
MLIS student
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Spirit Aerosystems Inc.
Engineering Records & Information Management
Wichita, KS  67278,  K 23-01
(316) 977-0135
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http://rim.web.spiritaero.com/
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