HI Joanne, You might check out ANSI/ARMA 5-2003, "Vital Records: Identifying, Managing, and Recovering Business-Critical Records". It is available from the ARMA bookstore at http://www.arma.org/bookstore/productdetail.cfm?ProductID=1276 Regards, Jesse Wilkins CDIA+, edp, LIT, ICP, ermm, ecmm Access Sciences Corporation [log in to unmask] blog: http://informata.blogspot.com 303) 574-1455 direct 303) 484-4142 fax List archives at http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/recmgmt-l.html Contact [log in to unmask] for assistance