If you read the decision itself, it may not be as bad as it seems at
first blush. This is from page 31 of the decision. I left in the
citation so you could see the source was the Sedona Conference. My
favorite line:  "Information management policies are not a dark or novel
art."  Hmmmmm:

 

 

ASUS did not have a designed information management policy taking
varying needs into account. ASUS offers no statements from
management-level persons explaining its practices, or existence of any
policies.  "An organization should have reasonable policies and
procedures for managing its information and records."145 "The absence of
a coherent document retention policy" is a pertinent factor to consider
when evaluating sanctions.146

 

In 2001, ISO sought an international consensus standard for records
management, including electronic records, in its guidance document ISO
Technical Report 15489-2 (Information and Documentation-Records
Management (2001)) and its accompanying standard, ISO 15489-1.16.
Information management policies are not a dark or novel art. Numerous
authoritative organizations have long promulgated policy guidelines for
document retention and destruction. 

 

Organizations issuing guidance in this area include ANSI (American
National Standards Institute), AIIM (Association for Information and
Image Management), ARMA International (Association of Records Managers
and Administrators) and ISO (International Organization for
Standardization).

 

145 Guideline 1, The Sedona Guidelines: Best Practice Guidelines &
Commentary for Managing Information & Records in the Electronic Age
(November 2007). 

 

 

https://ecf.utd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2005cv0064-731

 

Barbara J. Niss

Archives & Records Division

Levy Library, Box 1102

1 Gustave L. Levy Place

New York, NY 10029-6574

(212) 241-7239

(212) 831-2625 (fax)

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