JISC Records Management Project for UWE

Funded by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) under the Supporting Institutional Records Management programme, the project came within Theme 1a Study of the Records Lifecycle Pilot Case Studies.

It aimed to build on a pilot project carried out by the University's Document Management and Retention Group. The revised Study of the Records Lifecycle report, which was published in May 2003, was used as a model to produce an institutional retention schedule for the areas of Widening Participation and Governance.

The JISC Records Management Project for UWE ran from May to October 2003. The final report considers the methodology used in applying the model and the issues raised.

  • The main issues highlighted by the project were:
    • Where there is a low records management profile in the institution, there should be publicity prior to the production of retention schedules to engage possible participants;
    • The informal interview approach adopted, followed up by interview notes and records survey, was more suited to the short timescale than the paper-based approach of the pilot project;
    • The ease of applying the model depends on the nature of the functional areas and the structure and organisation of the institution.
  • Final Report (web version)

  • Retention Schedules

  • Links

Paper copies of the report and retention schedules are available on request.

Contact: Pam Pearce, Project Manager, Secretariat, University of the West of England
Telephone: +44/0 117 32 82514
Email: Pam.Pearce@uwe.ac.uk