I agree with Peter. Keep in mind that some IT information may be of  archival 
value if: 1) it is a core business function of the organization,  including 
computer code) and 2) whether it is or not to the extent that it is  needed for 
long-term preservation of electronic records.
 
All the best to all for 2006,

Rick  Barry
_www.mybestdocs.com_ (http://www.mybestdocs.com/) 
Cofounder, Open  Reader Consortium
_www.openreader.org_ (http://www.openreader.org/) 

From:  Peter Kurilecz [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Monday, December  26, 2005 1:04 PM
Subject: Re: IT Records

On 12/27/05, Gerard J.  Nicol <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> What you want to  ask your IT people is "What data belongs to you?".

actually you may  want to ask them what processes or functions are they
in control of. Asking  them what data they control will have them only
thinking of digital  informaition. Ask them how new systems are
approved for implementation. Ask  how new systems are designed. More
particularly we need to remember that  various types of records are
associated with a process.
Have the IT  types describe the work they do. This will lead you to the
type of records  they create, use and maintain.
--
Peter Kurilecz CRM CA
Richmond,  Va



 

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