Sign up to attend the 2009 NARA E-Records Forum in Lansing, Michigan on August 25. The Keynote Speaker will be Dr. Kenneth Thibodeau, Director of the NARA Electronic Records Archives.

Training

• E-mail Retention Training: This FREE online course is designed for Michigan government employees, state and local.

• Records Center Operations User Manual: This manual is for state employees only. It explains the procedures for using the State Records Center and the Versatile computer system.

• Records Management Training Request Form: The Records Management Services (RMS) receives many requests for training and speakers at professional meetings or conferences. Please use this form to submit your request. Due to staffing limitations, RMS does not guarantee that it can fulfill all of the requests that are received.

Workshops

• Records Management Training Calendar: List of the classes offered by the Records Management Services (dates, times, locations).

• Records Management Workshops for State Employees: This flyer provides information about FREE 1-hour workshops about records management and preservation that are available to state employees. Employees can register online using a web link in the flyer.

• Records Management Workshop for State Employees--Online Video: This flyer provides instructions for accessing a video version of the workshop for state employees who cannot attend the live class in Lansing.

• Workshop: Managing Filing Systems--This flyer provides information about FREE 90 minute workshops about managing filing systems, both paper and electronic. Employees can register online using a web link in the flyer.

• Records Management Workshops for Local Government: This flyer provides information about FREE 2-hour workshops about records management and preservation that are available for local governments. Employees can register online using a web link in the flyer.

The following presentations were delivered by Records Management Services staff to groups of state and local government employees about a variety of topics.

• Basic Records Management for State Employees (December 2008)

• Basic Records Management: An Introduction for Local Governments (April 2009)

• Employee Record Retention (August 2006)

• Michigan's Freedom of Information Act (August 2006)

• Cost Effective Methods for Records Retention (January 2006)

Updated 12/18/2008

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