Effective outreach and engagement are essential to a successful records management program. This session presents three case studies that demonstrate practical strategies for connecting with employees and improving records practices across campus.
Hannah Pryor, an archivist and records manager at the University of Louisville, shares her approach to developing a structured outreach plan aimed at improving institutional records management practices. Her initiative demonstrates how progress can be achieved even with limited staffing and resources.
Anne Ryckbost, an archivist at Xavier University, describes her role coordinating evidence for the university’s accreditation through the Higher Learning Commission. She shares how archivists and records managers are uniquely positioned to succeed as institutional accreditation team members and how the process serves as a vehicle for records management outreach and engagement. She proposes strategies for university archives collection appraisal and acquisition based on her accreditation experience.
Amanda Rindler, university records manager at Indiana University, was tasked with increasing visibility and awareness of a young records management program. Rindler will detail the development of a records management newsletter targeting records coordinators and partnering with the library communications team to send out messaging promoting online training and office hours. She will share techniques to promote records management awareness among employees.
As a profession, we all have to do more with less. Outreach, collaboration, and maximizing hidden opportunities can be efficient methods to ensure that employees know procedures and follow records disposition.
Speakers Hannah Pryor, University of Louisville Amanda Rindler, Indiana University Anne Ryckbost, Xavier University
