General Counsel

Records Management Guidelines

The University of Wisconsin Public Records Management Policy is accompanied by the following voluntary guidelines, which are derived from internationally-accepted best business practices for records management.  The Board of Regents provides these guidelines as a business resource for University institutions, and also recognizes that these guidelines will be utilized as best suits the business needs of each institution, within the controlling limits of University of Wisconsin system-wide policies.

Contents

Digitization Systems: Overview and Caution on the Imaging of Public Records

Glossary: Definitions of Statutory and Records Management Terms

Legal Requirements for Digitization of Information: Chapter Adm 12

Ownership and Control of University Records

Records Management: Best Business Practices

Records Management Guidelines for Information Technology Systems

Sources of Law

The University of Wisconsin Records Officers Council
Purpose, Membership, Structure, and Substantive Work