About Records and Information Management Services

 

Mission Statement

Records and Information Management (RIM) policies and practices ensure institutional health and continuity in profound ways. During the last few years, presidencies, corporations and even nations have fallen due to poor or non-existent information management policies and practices. Best practices have developed in the wake of these tragedies to ensure that the right information is available to the right people at the right time and is stored safely and securely throughout its life cycle.

Retention schedules ensure information is kept for as long as there is a business need and destroyed appropriately when that need ends. Buried within the mountains of institutional information are nuggets of intellectual property that hold true value as sources of potential profit, liability or historical value necessitating accurate cataloguing and tracking.

Compliance with University, Campus, State and Federal policies and regulations protects sensitive information from inappropriate use and saves money and time by not storing unnecessary and duplicative information.

Good partnerships are essential for the success of any program and RIM proudly partners with:

 

• Information Technology Systems for secure, and compliant data management,

• Risk Management in its effort to identify and mitigate institutional risk,

• Planning and Budget as it facilitates and develops priorities, programs and process,

• Internal Audit to ensure RIM systems, policies and procedures reflect responsible and compliant business practices, and

• McHenry Library as it archives valued campus information.

The most important partnership of all however, is our partnership with you. Whenever you create or receive a document, you are managing information assets. You control the information in your care and your work in this regard is priceless to the University. Please feel free to contact us any time regarding your information management needs.