Records Management
The Smithsonian Institution Archives (SIA) collects, preserves, and makes available the official records of the Smithsonian Institution, the papers of Smithsonian scholars and other staff members, and the records of related professional organizations. It carries out a program of records management for Smithsonian offices, advising them on the disposition of records and pertinent documentary materials, and operates a Records Center for the temporary storage of scheduled records. The SIA Records Management (RM) Team facilitates the management of active records and the transfer of inactive ones to the Archives or its Records Center.
The Records Management Team ensures that institutional records of administrative, legal, fiscal, historical, and research value are identified and preserved, and that non-essential records are discarded or destroyed in a timely manner according to established schedules.
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