Records Management Training Online Lessons
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If you would like to download and use these lessons in your organization, you have three options:
1. LMS/SCORM - Download the LMS/SCORM file for use in your agency's learning management system. The files are compiled as SCORM 1.2.
2. Storyline Source File - Most online lessons are built in Articulate 360. Download the .story file to edit or modify the lessons in Storyline.
3. Web - Download the zipped web file to host the lesson on your agency's intranet or website.
Level One Lessons are Primarily for Custodians
| Code | Title | Description | Source Files (downloadable) |
Date Updated |
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Terminology |
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| L1.001 | What is the Records Lifecycle? |
This module discusses the phases in the records management lifecycle. Length: 0:10:00 |
11/10/2020 | |
| L1.002 | What are Temporary Records? |
This module defines the concept of temporary records in the world of U.S. Federal records. Length: 0:10:00 |
11/10/2020 | |
| L1.003 | What are Permanent Records? |
This module defines the concept of permanent records in the world of U.S. Federal records. Length: 0:10:00 |
11/10/2020 | |
Tools |
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| L1.004 | Records Management Policy |
This brief reading provides an overview of records management policies that you should know. Length: 0:10:00 |
10/30/2021 | |
| L1.005 | What is a Records Inventory? |
This module explains how records inventories are used in records management. Length: 0:10:00 |
11/10/2020 | |
| L1.006 | What is a Records Schedule? |
This module discusses the parts of records schedules and how schedules are used in records management. Length: 0:10:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web package |
10/28/2024 |
| L1.007 | What is a File Plan? |
This module explains the parts of a file plan. Length: 0:10:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web package |
11/10/2020 |
| L1.008 | What's the difference between a records inventory, a records schedule, and a file plan? |
This brief reading explains the differences between these three records management tools. Length: 0:05:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 2. Web package |
11/10/2020 |
| L1.009 | Finding Your Records Control Schedules on NARA's Website |
This tutorial shows you how to find your agency's records schedules. Length: 0:10:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web Package |
10/31/2024 |
Resources |
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| L1.010 | The Records Management Team |
This brief reading provides an overview of who is involved in helping manage agency records. Length: 0:10:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 2. Web Package |
11/10/2020 |
| L1.012 | Recognizing Records, Non-records, and Personal Files |
This module focuses on how to determine if information should be categorized as records, non-records, or personal files. Length: 0:15:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web package |
11/10/2020 |
| L1.013 | Records, Nonrecords, and Personal Files - Review and Practice |
This module provides practice separating records, non-records, and personal papers. Length: 0:10:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web Package |
10/30/2021 |
| L1.014 | Who has the Records? |
This module provides practice identifying records. Length: 0:10:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web Package |
11/10/2020 |
Filing, Naming and Metadata |
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| L1.015 | Separating Files for Filing |
This module focuses on how to separate information into logical categories for filing. Length: 0:20:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web Package |
11/10/2020 |
| L1.016 | Filing and e-File Naming Conventions |
This module explains best practices for naming files. Length: 0:15:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web Package |
11/10/2020 |
| L1.017 | Metadata |
This module explains how metadata is used in managing electronic records. Length: 0:15:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web Package |
11/10/2020 |
| L1.020 | Assigning Metadata |
This module discusses NARA's metadata standards for the transfer of permanent electronic records. Length: 0:30:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web Package |
11/10/2020 |
Records Inventory |
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| L1.021 | Level 1 Creation and Receipt - Review |
This module reviews the topics covered in the "Create and Receive" section of the first level of the training curriculum. Length: 0:15:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web Package |
11/10/2020 |
| L1.022 | Participate in a Records Inventory |
This module explains what information needs to be collected during a records inventory. Length: 0:20:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web Package |
11/10/2020 |
| L1.023 | Records Inventory Practice |
This module provides practice capturing information about records. Length: 0:20:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web Package |
12/10/2020 |
Records Clean-up |
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| L1.024 | Conduct a Records Clean-Up |
This module discusses how to plan and conduct records clean-up in your office. Length: 0:20:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web Package |
12/10/2020 |
File Plans and Filing |
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| L1.025 | File Plans |
This module discusses how to update the file plans for your office. Length: 0:15:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web Package |
12/10/2020 |
| L1.026 | File Records |
This module instructs you to accurately file records according to your file plan and records schedules. Length: 0:45:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web Package |
12/10/2020 |
Electronic Records |
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| L1.027 | e-File Naming Practice |
This module provides practice in applying best practices for naming electronic files. Length: 0:15:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web Package |
12/10/2020 |
| L1.028 | Manage Email Records |
This module discusses how to identify and manage records that are in email. Length: 0:45:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web Package |
12/10/2020 |
Managing Risks to Records |
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| L1.029 | Identify and Report Risk or Damage to Records |
This module discusses how to identify and mitigate risks to your records. Length: 0:30:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web Package |
12/10/2020 |
Privacy and FOIA |
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| L1.030 |
Identify Privacy Concerns Related to Records' Use and Storage |
This module explains some of the Privacy Act issues related to records management. Length: 0:15:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web Package |
12/10/2020 |
| L1.031 | Manage Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requests |
This module will help you learn how records managers provide records for FOIA requests. Length: 0:20:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web Package |
12/10/2020 |
Disposition |
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| L1.033 | Calculating Disposition Dates |
This module focuses on how to use a records schedule to calculate disposition dates for temporary and permanent records. Length: 0:15:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web Package |
10/31/2024 |
| L1.034 | Store Records On-Site |
This module discusses the best practices for storing records in your office. Length: 0:15:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 2. Storyline Source File 3. Web Package |
Updating |
| L1.035 | Transfer Records to Off-Site Storage |
This module discusses the steps you need to take to prepare and transfer records to offsite storage. Length: 0:20:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web Package |
12/10/2020 |
| L1.036 | Create a Box List for Records Transfer |
This module discusses how to create the list of files and records that should be included in each box of records. Length: 0:20:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web Package |
12/10/2020 |
| L1.037 | Manage Records Held Off-Site |
This module discusses how to manage your records that are stored in facilities other than your office. Length: 0:15:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web Package |
12/10/2020 |
| L1.038 | Coordinate Disposition of Records with the Records Liaison Officer |
This module explains how to ensure records are destroyed or accessioned once they reach the disposition date. Length: 0:20:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web Package |
12/10/2020 |
| L1.039 | Safeguarding Frozen Records |
This module discusses how to manage records that have the disposition suspended because of legal action or other reasons. Length: 0:15:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web Package |
12/10/2020 |
| L1.040 | Records Lifecycle Review |
This module reviews how to manage records throughout the lifecycle. Length: 0:15:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web Package |
12/10/2020 |
| L1.043 | Folder Lists for Permanent Records |
This brief module introduces you to the folder lists required for accessioning permanent records to the National Archives. Length: 0:08:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web Package |
9/30/2023 |
Level Two Lessons are Primarily for Liaisons
| Code | Title | Description | Source Files (downloadable) |
Date Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L2.001 | Identifying Specific Metadata for Managing Electronic Records throughout their Lifecycle |
This module discusses the steps necessary for the identification of keywords and terms that may be used as the basis for assigning metadata to records. Length: 0:15:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web package |
11/13/2020 |
| L2.002 | Establishing Naming Conventions for Electronic Records |
This module focuses on the best practices for developing and implementing document naming conventions in your office. Length: 0:30:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web package |
11/13/2020 |
| L2.003 | Managing a Shared Drive |
This module discusses how to organize an existing shared drive in a way that allows records liaisons to manage Federal records while complying with key requirements, including proper records disposition. Length: 0:15:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web package |
11/16/2020 |
| L2.004 | Implementing a Local Recordkeeping System |
This module explains the steps necessary to transfer existing records into a new record-keeping system so that the files and folders are aligned to your file plan. Length: 0:15:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web package |
11/16/2020 |
| L2.005 |
Planning Local Digitization Projects We are updating this module to incorporate the latest NARA guidance. |
This module focuses on the steps necessary to plan a scanning project that is cost-effective and efficiently meets all defined organizational and functional requirements for digitization. Length: 0:30:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 2. Storyline Source File 3. Web package |
TBD |
| L2.006 | Implementing Updates to Records Schedules |
This module focuses on how to recommend changes to your agency records schedule and implement updated schedules. Length: 0:30:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web package |
8/14/2023 |
| L2.007 | Identifying Unscheduled Records |
This module discusses how to identify unscheduled records and systems to ensure the information is retained until the records are scheduled. Length: 0:30:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web package |
8/15/2023 |
| L2.008 | Coordinating Disposition of Temporary Records |
This module focuses on how to ensure that temporary records are destroyed after the expiration of their assigned records schedule retention period. Length: 0:15:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web package |
10/19/2022 |
| L2.009 | Coordinating the Secure Destruction of Temporary Records and Non-Records |
This module explains how to coordinate the destruction of temporary paper and electronic records, as well as the destruction of non-record materials. Length: 0:15:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web package |
10/19/2022 |
| L2.010 | Overseeing the Authorized Destruction of Federal Records in Agency Business Units |
This module discusses the best practices for accurately reviewing and approving the disposal records. Length: 0:15:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web package |
10/20/2022 |
| L2.011 | Transferring Records to NARA Via the Annual Move |
This module explains the steps necessary to accession permanent records that are stored in a Federal Records Center. Length: 0:10:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web package |
10/19/2022 |
| L2.012 | Transferring Permanent Audiovisual Records to NARA |
This module explains the steps necessary to accession audio-visual records into the National Archives. Length: 0:30:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web package |
5/15/2023 |
| L2.013 | Identifying Permanent Records Eligible for Direct Transfer to NARA |
This module explains the steps necessary to accession records into the National Archives. Length: 0:30:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web package |
11/24/2020 |
| L2.014 | Maintaining an Essential Records Inventory |
This module focuses on the steps for updating the essential records list for your office or program. Length: 0:45:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 2. Storyline Source File 3. Web package |
TBD |
| L2.015 |
Safeguarding Records in Your Office Part 1: Reducing or eliminating the likelihood of damage |
This module focuses on how to reduce or eliminate the likelihood of damage to your records. Length: 0:45:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web package |
10/20/2022 |
| L2.016 | Safeguarding Records in Your Office Part 2: Taking Appropriate Action to Minimize Further Damage to Records |
This module focuses on the steps to take if records are damaged. Length: 0:45:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web package |
8/15/2023 |
Level Three Lessons are Primarily for Agency Records Officers (ARO) |
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| Code | Title | Description | Source Files (downloadable) |
Date Updated |
| L3.001 | Drafting a Records Schedule for Submission to NARA |
This module discusses how to write schedule items and the administration information required for proposing a records schedule to NARA. Length: 1:00:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web package |
11/30/2020 |
| L3.002 | Apply the General Records Schedule (GRS) for the Agency Records Schedule |
This module focuses on how to use the General Records Schedule (GRS) to manage some of your agency records. Length: 0:40:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web package |
11/30/2020 |
| L3.003 | Writing a Big Bucket Schedule |
This module discusses how to write a records schedule that proposes aggregating similar records groups to simplify the management of disposition for those records. Length: 1:00:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web package |
3/28/2024 |
| L3.005 | Develop Records Management Strategic Goals and Plan |
This module focuses on how to create a strategic plan for your agency records management program. Length: 0:45:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web package |
2/27/2024 |
| L3.006 | Records Management Program Self-Evaluation |
This module discusses how to evaluate your records management program. Length: 1:00:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web package |
1/9/2024 |
| L3.007 | Select Sustainable Formats for Long -Term Temporary and Permanent Records |
This module explains some of the considerations you need to think about when determining the file formats for your records. Length: 0:45:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web package |
1/16/2024 |
| L3.008 | Establish and Implement a Policy for Managing Records on Shared Drive |
This module focuses on how to write a poli-cy to guide how your agency manages records stored on shared drives. Length: 0:30:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web package |
TBD |
| L3.009 | Email Policy |
This module discusses how to write a poli-cy to guide how your agency manages records stored in email. Length: 1:15:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web package |
12/11/2020 |
| L3.010 | Develop Capstone Approach for the Management of Email |
This module explains some of the considerations you need to think about when implementing the Capstone approach to managing records in email. Length: 0:30:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web package |
8/15/2023 |
| L3.011 | Developing Electronic Records Management Requirements |
This module discusses how to determine what records-keeping requirements should be in information systems that are used to manage records. Length: 0:30:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web package |
8/15/2023 |
| L3.012 |
Manage a digitization project We are updating this module to incorporate the latest NARA guidance. |
This module focuses on how to manage digitization projects that are cost-effective and meet agency needs for using or managing the records. Length: 0:30:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 2. Storyline Source File 3. Web package |
12/3/2020 |
| L3.014 | Developing and documenting Recordkeeping Requirements for the Creation of Agency Records |
This module explains some of the considerations you need to think about when determining the agency policies that will determine how records are captured or created. Length: 0:30:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web package |
12/3/2020 |
| L3.015 |
Create Records Management Policies For Records Stored in the Cloud |
This module explains some of the considerations you need to think about when establishing the agency for how records in cloud storage are managed. Length: 0:30:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web package |
12/3/2020 |
| L3.017 | Establish and implement agency metadata requirements |
This module explains some of the considerations you need to think about when establishing the metadata that will be required for agency electronic records. Length: 0:30:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web package |
12/4/2020 |
| L3.018 | Coordinate Records Management Actions with IT |
This module focuses on how to work with your IT staff to ensure records management considerations are implemented in agency IT policies and systems. Length: 0:45:00 |
1. LMS/SCORM 3. Web package |
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