Announcements

Interested in Joining the Ohio ERC?

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Call for Volunteers

The Ohio Electronic Records Committee (OhioERC) is a committee of volunteers from Ohio public government entities working to develop guidelines/best practices for electronic records management in Ohio. Therefore, the committee wants to reach out to our subscribers to see if any of you are interested in joining our committee to help develop meaningful resources through our subcommittee work. You don’t have to be a records manager or archivist either; we would love members to be from management, IT, and legal areas as well.

The only requirement for membership is that you are a current employee with an Ohio public government agency/organization/institution. If you have any interest, please review our membership process here and fill out a membership application. Submit this application along with a brief letter of support from a supervisor within your agency/organization describing how the work products of the OhioERC are important to your agency/organization, how the agency could benefit from having a representative of the OhioERC, and how the Committee would benefit from your participation to [email protected].

We look forward to anyone willing to join our coalition of experts!

Celebrate Electronic Records Day October 10!

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Electronic Records Day

Please join with the Council of State Archivists to celebrate Electronic Records Day. Electronic Records Day is an opportunity to raise awareness among government agencies, related professional organizations, the general public and other stakeholders about the crucial role electronic records play in our world and the need to manage and preserve them. More information and resources are available at the Council of State Archivists’ website. Also, when looking for resources to share with stakeholders, don’t forget about the OhioERC’s tip sheets!

Free Online Social Media Training Still Available!

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If you are looking for training that can be completed remotely, the OhioERC still has spots available for its free online training module Social Media: The Records Management Challenge.  This training delves into topics such as:    

  • Government use of social media – through both public and personal accounts
  • Capture, management and disposition factors of records created on social media
  • Citizen interaction with government through social media

This training is geared toward governments that have social media accounts as well as elected officials and public employees who may find themselves balancing a personal social media presence with their public roles.  This is a great resource to have Human Resources bookmark and make available to newly hired staff or newly elected officials.  It is especially important for department heads and those in elected offices to be aware of the issues brought up in the training.

The training registration can be found at http://go.osu.edu/ohioerc-socialmedia. After registering, you will be taken to BuckeyeLearn to access the training.  The training will take approximately 30 to 45 minutes.  Upon completion of the training, you will be able to print a certificate of completion from BuckeyeLearn. 

Grant funding from the Ohio Historical Records Advisory Board (OHRAB), through the National Historical Publication and Records Commission (NHPRC), has provided for up to 2000 unique registrations.  Since the number is limited, act fast to take this online training! Please share this exciting opportunity with others that you feel would benefit from the training.