Frequently Asked Questions
What is a record?
What is a "non-record"?
How do I manage my department's records?
Are there instructions for completing a records survey?
Are files on my computer records?
- University Policy on E-mail <link pending>
- University Policy on Web pages <link pending>
- University Policy on Acceptable Computer Use
How can I get rid of old records?
How can I tell if any of my records are permanent?
- Refer to the ISU Records Retention Schedule
- How to Manage Permanent Records
What do I do if I run out of storage space for records?
- Can't transfer records until you've completed a records survey.
How do I Transfer Permanent Records?
How do I Transfer Temporary Records?
What kinds of records have specific life-spans/retention periods?
- Regardless of the form, the recorded information is the record. The storage medium only contains the information.
What materials are most commonly confused with records?
What records are considered vital?
- Records are described and defined, so we can know which ones have been determined to have greater value due to regulations and policies.
What regulations and legal drivers are in effect at ISU?
- Idaho Law
- Federal Law
Last updated: November 1, 2006