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July 24 Records Management Section hangout on local and state government records

  • 1.  July 24 Records Management Section hangout on local and state government records

    Posted Jul 09, 2019 04:33 PM

    The next SAA Records Management Section Hangout will be on Wednesday, July 24, at 1:00 PM Eastern/12:00 noon Central/11:00 AM Mountain on our section's YouTube page (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTFGcj_RX5E). Our topic is "Laboratories of democracy: Records management and the public at the state and local levels."

    Federal records issues have dominated the news for the last couple years. But on a daily basis, the records management decisions made by state and local government officials affects citizens' daily lives in dramatic ways. While all Americans have similar access abilities to federal records, the enormous variation in records management practices and freedom of information laws between states and local governments mean that citizens in one jurisdiction might be able to access one set of records that citizens in another jurisdiction may not have the same ability to access.

    All are welcome to join the Society of American Archivists Records Management section in a discussion with Sarah Jacobson (Texas State Library and Archives Commission) and Kathy Marquis (Wyoming State Archives) about transparency and public interest regarding records at the local and state levels. We will be monitoring the YouTube comments section and Twitter for questions for our speakers. Please use the #saarms hashtag on Twitter to ensure maximum visibility for your question, or leave it as a comment ahead of time at the RMS Blog (https://saarmrt.wordpress.com/2019/07/08/july-24-2019-hangout-announcement-laboratories-of-democracy/.) Look forward to seeing you there!



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    Eira Tansey
    Digital Archivist/Records Manager
    University of Cincinnati Libraries
    Cincinnati OH
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