May 12, 2009

Archive Management Workshop

A free archive and records management workshop for colleges and universities will be held Tuesday, June 2 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Oklahoma History Center. This event features the following training topics.

• 2009 state-mandated consolidated general records disposition schedule
  • Record types and formats
  • Retention, destruction and storage
  • Permanent records
  • Litigation
• Disposition schedule sections
• Oklahoma Higher Education Heritage Society (OHEHS) archives tour
• Organization of institutional archives
• Uses of archival materials
• Policies, procedures and forms
• Working with administrators and the public

The workshop features subject matter experts from all over the state, including:

• Kay Bost, Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Oklahoma State University
• Jan Davis, Administrative Archivist, Oklahoma Department of Libraries
• Jeanne Gaunce-Prince, Archivist, Oklahoma Higher Education Heritage Society
• Vickie Sheffler, University Archivist, Northeastern State University
• William D. Welge,  Director, Research Division of the Oklahoma Historical Society
• Nicole Willard, Director of Archives and Special Collections, Chambers Library, University of Central Oklahoma

For more information or to make a reservation, contact Jeanne Gaunce-Prince at 405.522.0779 or jprince@okhistory.org. Reservations must be received by Wednesday,
May 27.