Welcome to Records Management Michelle.  Here are some quick comments/ideas
of where to look for information on vital records.

1.  NARA's regulation 36 CFR 1236
http://www.archives.gov/about/regulations/part-1236.html

2. Searching the listserv archives
http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/recmgmt-l.html

3. ARMA Standards Publications such as Vital Records:  Identifying,
Managing, and Recovering Business-Critical Records
http://www.arma.org/bookstore/productdetail.cfm?ProductID=1276

4. EPA Toolkits' Protecting Your Records - A 5-Step Vital Records Plan for
Your Office 
http://www.epa.gov/records/tools/vital.htm


This is a start.  I'm sure other will chime in on and off-list.

Good luck, and for "being new to RIM" you are working on an important part
of your organizations records management and business continuity process.

Tod Chernikoff, CRM

-----Original Message-----
From: Records Management Program [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
Of Michelle M Byrd
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 1:07 PM
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Subject: [RM] Vital Records

I am new to the Records and Information Management arena and would like to
know how different organizations define vital records.  I would appreciate
any feedback on how you define vital records for your organization as well
as how you manage (i.e., Repository, on-site v. off-site) the vital records
within your organization.  Look forward to hearing from you.

Michelle Byrd
Corporate Records Coordinator
International Paper Company
6400 Poplar Avenue
Memphis, Tennessee 38197
T:  (901)419-3812
F:  (901)214-1955


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