Who uses it? Lots of different departments – Student Services, VC, Registrars, Finance, Estates, History, English, Schl of Education, Med School, Archaeology What do they store? Assessed work, Student files, policy / subject files, finance records, any type of record created within the Department.
Why make an effort to address information management issues you may have?
Government and public won’t stand for poor practice – there are Codes of Practice from both Govt and many regulatory bodies on good information management – Research sponsors / Professional bodies / Regulatory bodies Many examples of stolen / lost data and financial penalties Loss of reputation from poor information management UEA Climate Change affair ICO fines of up to £500k Research Councils and applications for funding
University archives. The written history of the University