Records Management and Archives
The goal of Records Management is to promote and ensure the proper retention and disposal of records to satisfy the legal, fiscal and administrative need of the University and to assist the staff and faculty with record management issues. The University will abide by the policies set forth by the Board of Regents and fulfills the requirements of Georgia statues. Records Management has set up trained departmental liaisons to assist with questions regarding forms, schedules, destruction and storage.
Departmental Representatives
Procedures
- Records Management will review, considering the records vs schedule and need or requirement for archival
- Records Management’s written authorization will be given to destroy or archive
- Should records require archiving, all departments/offices will follow the procedures set forth with 91ÁÔÆæ Archives
- For analog materials, complete the and include a completed copy of the . Then contact 91ÁÔÆæ Special Collections & Archives at archives@ung.edu to arrange for the materials to be picked up or dropped off in the library.
- For electronic materials, please contact Special Collections & Archives at archives@ung.edu or 678-717-3656.
If you need to destroy large quantities of documents, is one company that many offices on campus choose to use. Please contact your department representative or Records Management should you need assistance with another vendor.
There is not a central location for document destruction on campus at this time. However, our departmental representatives may pool together for a bulk shredding service to be arranged for if needed.
For further assistance, visit the . Failure to follow these procedures could result in significant legal problems for the university. We encourage you keep your records destruction process up to date.