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      • Materials that may be disposed of without a specific retention period
      • Advisors’ Records Retention Schedule
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      • What is a record?
      • Transitory/Substantive
      • Destroying Records
      • Archival Records
      • Vital Records Manual
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      • Disaster Recovery
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Zombie Records Infographic

We created a Zombie Records infographic to remind everyone to manage your ROT. Redundant, Obsolete, and Transitory records make up 80% of all information at the UW. Help us fight World War Z and get those ROT zombies under control.

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Quickly View Shared Drive Volume

Use these brief instructions for Windows File Explorer to quickly check the data size and number of files and folders in your shared drive. This is a great tool to measure progress when simplifying file systems and reducing ROT--Redundant, Obsolete, and Transitory records. 

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Best Practices for Team Communication Platforms

Tools like Slack and MS Teams free us from emails but present unique challenges. Here's how to maintain compliance with UW legally-approved retention policies while efficiently using these platforms.

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Cloud-Based Applications Best Practices

Offices and departments at the UW can use cloud applications to store university records provided that the records are managed properly. This resource helps offices and departments to establish best practices around records retention, usability, privacy & security, account management, implementation, and provider contracts. 

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Managing MWS/Nebula Drives

This infographic contains basic facts and management tactics for UW employees using Nebula.

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