Education and Training
- The ePolicy Institute
- San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science - Master of Archives and Records Administration
- National Archives and Records Administration - open to State and Local government employees
- DRI – The Institute for Continuity Management
- ARMA – RIM Certification, Education, and Web Seminars
- AIIM – Information Management Training Courses
Fundamentals
Defining records management and archives
- What is records management?
- Records management – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Frequently Asked Questions about Records Management in General – The National Archives and Records Administration
- SAA – Overview of the Archival Profession
Vital Records
- FEMA – Vital Records Management (PPT)
- Vital Records and Records Disaster Mitigation and Recovery: An Instructional Guide – NARA
Risk Management, Disaster Planning, and Business Continuity
Legislation and Regulations
- Federal Rulemaking–Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (Rules 26 & 34)
- Federal Rulemaking–Federal Rules of Evidence
- Government Code sections 7920.000-7930.000
- California State Records Management Act (Government Code 12270-12279, et seq.)
- Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX)
- Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
- Safe Harbor Act
- Electronic Privacy Information Center
- Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act
- Uniform Preservation of Private Business Records Act (UPPBRA)
- The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980
Print Resources
See also: Professional Associations (most have print resources and online bookstores)
- Records and Information Management (RIM)–An Overview (CD), by William Benedon, CRM, FAI, 2nd edition, 2003. Benedon and Associates.
- Managing Records: A Handbook of Principles and Practice, by Elizabeth Shepherd and Geoffrey Yeo, 2003. ISBN 1–8560–4370–3.
- Managing Electronic Records, by William Saffady. 3rd edition, 2002. ISBN 1–931786–05–4.
- Field Guide to Emergency Response
- Emergency Response and Salvage Wheel
- Effective Approaches for Managing Electronic Records and Archives, edited by Bruce W. Dearstyne, 2002. ISBN 0–8108–4200–9.
- E–Mail Rules: A Business Guide to Managing Policies, Security and Legal Issues for E–Mail and Digital Communication, by Nancy Flynn and Randolph Kahn, 2003. ISBN 0–8144–7188–9
- Instant Messaging Rules: A Business Guide to Managing Policies, Security and Legal Issues for Safe IM Communication, by Nancy Flynn, 2004. ISBN 0–8144–7253–2
Professional Associations
- AIIM–The Association for Information and Image Management
- ARMA International–The Association for Information Management Professionals
- CoSA–Council of State Archivists
- County Records Managers Association of California
- City Clerks Association of California
- Institute of Certified Records Managers
- International Institute of Municipal Clerks
- NAGARA–National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators
- SAA–The Society of American Archivists
