Workshops: Workshop Handouts:

BAS 150: Using State Archives Retention Schedules Workshop

The New York State Archives develops retention schedules to help local governments and state agencies efficiently dispose of records they no longer need to keep. This workshop will describe how the State Archives develops retention schedules, show how to create office retention schedules specific to the needs of a single office, and examine options for disposing of records. Participants will learn to identify appropriate retention periods for records and be better able to devise systems for managing records disposition. This workshop is typically offered in the fall.

Handouts

Workshop workbook (PDF)

Related publications

#6 Retention and Disposition of Library and Library System Records

#41 Retention and Disposition of Records: How Long to Keep Records and How to Destroy Them

#50 Appraisal of Local Government Records for Historical Value

• Email ARCHTRAIN@mail.nysed.gov to order

Records Advisory 9.01

• Using a Data Storage Vendor PDF
• Using a Data Storage Vendor HTML

Records Advisory 10.01

• Preliminary Guidance on Social Media PDF
• Preliminary Guidance on Social Media HTML

Related webpages

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about retention and disposition
• Proposed schedule revisions
• Retention and disposition (includes links to retention schedules)
• Retention scheduling and appraisal for state agencies

Related workshops

• Conducting a Records Inventory
• NYALGRO Use of Retention Schedules presentation

Registration

To register, check our schedule first. To request that we offer this workshop at another time, please contact the training unit at ARCHTRAIN@mail.nysed.gov.

1. Workshop current schedule
2. Online registration help

Questions?

Consult our collected list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) or contact the Archives' training unit at ARCHTRAIN@mail.nysed.gov.