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December 2025 PRIMA

Introduction to the Records Storage Guide  Inconsistencies in department record storage decisions can lead to problems with confidentiality, privacy, and access for different members in a …

July 2025 PRIMA

University Administrative Records and AI If used sensibly and ethically, generative artificial intelligence has great potential to improve processes at Carleton. Using AI responsibly in …

April 2025 PRIMA

Spring Cleaning and Off Boarding   Records management can be challenging to fit into your daily work, especially deleting transitory and past-retention records. CU-CRA recommends that …

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December 2024 Prima

When is an Archive NOT an Archive?  Is there a folder in your departmental network drive or MS Teams site labelled “Archive”, “Historical”, or “Library”? …

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September 2024 PRIMA

To Digitize or Not to Digitize? Digitization (aka “scanning”) is frequently brought up as a method to secure paper records in an office, however this …

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Organize Your Records by Retention

When it comes to effectively managing official records, proper organization based on a record’s retention period (as outlined in the Carleton University Retention Schedule) will …