FAQ
General
Archival Records
Records Center
Scheduling
Access and Privacy
Electronic Records
Frequently Asked Questions
General
There's no room in my office for another filing cabinet! Can you help me find space?
Where is Records Management Services?
Who should I call for records management help if I'm in the Medical Area?
Who should I call for records management help if I'm at the Business School?
Archival Records
Should I send my records to the Records Center or should I send them to the Archives?
What's the difference between the Records Center and the Archives?
Once my records are in the Archives, are they open to public inspection?
Records Center
Should I send my records to the Records Center or should I send them to the Archives?
Am I charged a monthly fee for boxes I have retrieved from the Records Center?
What's the difference between the Records Center and the Archives?
What's the difference between the Depository and the Records Center?
I have records in the Records Center that have reached their scheduled destruction date. Will these boxes be destroyed immediately?
Can I feel secure that the records I send to the Records Center won't fall into the wrong hands?
Is there any limitation on what I can send to the Records Center?
Scheduling
What if I can't find my records in the General Records Schedule (GRS)?
How long do I need to keep routine financial records?
Access and Privacy
Once my records are in the Archives, are they open to public inspection?
Can I feel secure that the records I send to the Records Center won't fall into the wrong hands?
Does RMS have a confidentiality policy?
If RMS retrieves a file for me, can't you just mail it to me?
Electronic Records
I would like to preserve my department's website. What is the best way to do that?
Is e-mail a record?
Have a question that's not here?
Let us know at
rms@hulmail.harvard.edu
. We're always looking for questions to add to the list.
