Records Management

Effective: Moved to Policy Library from UPM 2.5(11)
Contact: Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost

See Resources below for draft of proposed new policy and guidance.

Introduction

The reason for this policy is to assure compliance with state law, legal requirements or expectations, and/or university guidelines for the retention of all ISU records and documents.

Policy Statement

The policies governing records management at the university are contained in the university record retention schedule.

The record retention schedule is a comprehensive listing of university records, together with entries designating the office or organization responsible for the retention of permanent records, the official custodian, the policy for release, and the retention policy for the holders of the permanent and the nonpermanent record.

Resources

• Policy Administration
• University Archives - Retention Schedules
• University Counsel
• University Records Retention DRAFT Policy [PDF]
• University Records Retention Guidance and Schedule [in development]
• University Records Retention Schedule Submission Form [DOC]