New on the Records Express blog of the National Archives and Records Administration, an overview of the roles and responsibilities of the Senior Agency Official for Records Management (SAORM) and the Agency Records Officer: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__records-2Dexpress.blogs.archives.gov_2018_03_12_roles-2Dand-2Dresponsibilities-2Dfor-2Drecords-2Dmanagement-2Dprograms_&d=DwIBaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=b5NZPQUb9_r2rQ3Zd74ATT3aSs9yKyRnJLOhqJvd7fE&m=sEt1wXjNaOInpDFoPeB2TZFUumnAEJQ2QkZqI9qYx7s&s=iD3Rkx3ECabCBPWw9KVbviaOwcRUmhM3LN8PVu3CTs4&e= or shortened link https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__bit.ly_2FyJeFY&d=DwIBaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=b5NZPQUb9_r2rQ3Zd74ATT3aSs9yKyRnJLOhqJvd7fE&m=sEt1wXjNaOInpDFoPeB2TZFUumnAEJQ2QkZqI9qYx7s&s=LNB6f7OfDh2Pi-dZwu28dYEtPv1hsfmgcHjLqUceg4Q&e= Even if you don't work in the Federal government, this is useful to consider given the number of links about RM from advocacy groups and traditional news sites that I see shared on Twitter and other social platforms by records managers, archivists, and other information professionals, some more familiar with Fedland than others. I refer to some of these advocacy or news links as "Records management without records managers" since the RM often is invisible or non-existent. In fragmentary glimpses at records related stories, things just seem to happen on their own, with little or no context, much less recognition of human agency and choice up and down the ranks. Understandable when the link is from an advocacy group, especially one in litigation. For stakeholders and professionals, knowing what the SAORM and ARO do is part of filling in the picture missing in many links written from outside the RM profession. The Records Express blog post gives a good overview of roles and responsibilities while noting a spectrum: "Due to many variables such as organizational size, structure, culture, or other elements, an Agency Records Officer may be required to perform more of the strategic, high-level SAORM responsibilities referenced above. In other limited instances, there are micro agencies that have an Agency Records Officer that also serves as the SAORM." Records Express was one of the first blogs that NARA established, one I've followed from launch. Maarja [log in to unmask] Washington, DC @ArchivesMaarja Blog: Archival Explorations https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__archivalexplorations.wordpress.com_&d=DwIBaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=b5NZPQUb9_r2rQ3Zd74ATT3aSs9yKyRnJLOhqJvd7fE&m=sEt1wXjNaOInpDFoPeB2TZFUumnAEJQ2QkZqI9qYx7s&s=NRv3pbw4A_-WfUIC1NLWtwpvLvCSMtIvwYFbEddZ-RY&e= List archives at http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/recmgmt-l.html Contact [log in to unmask] for assistance To unsubscribe from this list, click the below link. If not already present, place UNSUBSCRIBE RECMGMT-L or UNSUB RECMGMT-L in the body of the message. mailto:[log in to unmask]
