General RIM resources.

Sample Forms for Archival and Records Management Programs ARMA International and Society of American Archivists

This invaluable new resource includes more than 200 sample forms and policies from which users may choose and customize to meet their own needs. The forms have been standardized and made generic so they can be used "as is," either individually or as a compilation selected for inclusion in an organizational forms manual. The book provides camera-ready originals that can be photocopied, distributed, and completed.

The accompanying compact disk (CD) includes these same forms in Microsoft Word '97, rich text format (RTF), and portable document format (PDF). The Word and RTF forms can be completed (by simply tabbing through and keying in the fields) and printed from the CD. They can also be copied to local drives where they can be "unlocked" customized, completed, and distributed electronically. The CD is compatible with Windows 95, 98, 2000, and NT and with Macintosh operating systems. It is not compatible with Windows 3.1.

Records management forms include those that are used for:

* inventorying and scheduling

* records centers/records control

* records destruction/disposition

* micrographics/quality control

* vital records

* miscellaneous: auditing the records management program, evaluating records management software, evaluating training

Archival forms include those used for:

* survey and appraisal

* disposition and accessioning

* arrangement and description

* use and reference

* preservation

* management and miscellaneous

ISBN: 1-931786-00-3 (ARMA International and Society of American Archivists)

Soft cover, English, 290 pages, 2002

Catalog No. A4704

$40, ARMA member $28

Arranging and Describing Archives and Manuscripts Fredric M. Miller

A practical overview of archival management fundamentals. Arranging and Describing Archives and Manuscripts assists records and information managers who are new to managing archives.

This how-to manual

* provides instruction about the basic archival functions of accessioning, arrangement, and description

* discusses basic archival principles and the differences between archives, manuscripts, and libraries

ISBN: 0-931828-75-9 (Society of American Archivists) Soft cover, English, 131 pages, 1990 Catalog No. B4308 $30 ARMA member or non-member

For more information about archives management, visit the Society of American Archivists (SAA) at www.archivists.org.

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