I agree with those who say keep disposal records long term. Permanent? Probably not, 50 or 60 years? Possibly. Having been in RIM waaayyyy too long, I have experienced occasions when proof of disposal of certain record series from specific record dates/years have been necessary 10 or 20 years after they had been disposed, so long term is feasible. Ginny Jones (Virginia A. Jones, CRM) Records Manager Information Technology Division Newport News Dept. of Public Utilities Newport News, VA [log in to unmask] List archives at http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/recmgmt-l.html Contact [log in to unmask] for assistance