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Records Management at UBC: How Do I Name my Files?
If you’ve ever searched your computer and found files like ‘Schedule 2025-FINAL-FINAL(1).docx,’ you know how quickly file names can become confusing.
Records Management at UBC: Dealing with Transitory Records
Transitory records are records that are only temporarily useful—needed for a limited time in order to complete a routine action or prepare a final record.
Records management at UBC: What are university records and how do I manage them?
Each time you write an email, buy material for your unit, or propose a new project in a departmental meeting, you’ve created a record.
A one-year data retention schedule for Zoom and MS Teams video recordings is coming October 2023
In October 2023, UBC will implement an automated one-year retention policy for video recordings, affecting all videos created in Microsoft Teams and Zoom.
Participate in UBC’s Records Classification and Retention Schedules review
The Records Management Office (RMO) for UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan is issuing enterprise-wide retention schedules that require input from UBC staff and administrators across the university.
A 90-day data retention schedule for FASmail default transitory folders starts October 4
As of October 4, a 90-day automated data retention schedule has been implemented at UBC to default transitory folders in the enterprise email service UBC Faculty and Staff Email (FASmail) in compliance with UBC Records Management policies and requirements.
2017 employee Recognition Award winners announced
Congratulations to the winners of this years Library Recognition Awards.
Spotlight on the Records Management Office
Learn how librarians and staff are providing a unified approach to information management at UBC.
Architizer – University of British Columbia Library PARC
The Architizer blog covers UBC Library’s highly specialized PARC facility, built by DGBK Architects.