Records Management Policy Approved

The Information Technology Steering Committee has approved Emory University’s first Records Management Policy. This policy supports the consistent, efficient, and comprehensive management, retention, and disposition of records created, received, and retained by Emory University and Emory Healthcare.

The policy compliments the University’s existing records management program. Program goals include compliance with state and federal statutory requirements, risk reduction associated with unintended disclosure of sensitive information, increased efficiency of business operations through thoughtful storage and retrieval systems, and the protection of vital and historic information.

The records management program assists departments and offices by providing training, education of best practices, and one-on-one consultation around management of active records, reformatting and preservation actions, records disposition, and emergency response planning.

All employees are responsible for managing the records in their possession in compliance with this policy and in accordance with the University’s records retention schedules.

Policy 5.21 Records Management: http://policies.emory.edu/5.21