>>>From: "Harris, Yvonne" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Retention policy for file types
Can anyone address this issue: My IS department is looking to create a retention policy for certain file types>>>> snip
Yvonne: Per established professional ethical practice, no record/document/file/etc. should be assigned retention by file type. The content of the records determines how long to keep them. I might suggest William Saffady's book "Records and Information Management: Fundamentals of Professional Practice" or other publications in ARMA's bookstore (http://www.arma.org/bookstore/index.cfm) as reference.
Jim
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Jim Mullen, Records Manager
Oregon University System
Records Management Services
B093 Kerr Administration Bldg
P.O. Box 488
Corvallis, OR 97331-0488
(541)737-8325
Fax (541)737-9539
www.ous.edu/archives/RMS.htm
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