What are the roles associated with Records Management (and how does it affect me)?
There are several roles played in records management across the university. Records management is everyones business, as most of the universitys faculty and staff (as well as many student workers) routinely interact with records. There are specific roles played that illustrate the breadth of records management at KU. Information Custodians. Everyone who encounters records in the performance of their work at KU is a custodian of the records they use, create, interpret, transmit, or dispose of. Information Stewards. Typically senior administrators and academic leaders (Dean level) who have responsibility for major functional areas relying on and utilizing information to perform the universitys work. They have high-level responsibility for promoting awareness and compliance with relevant practices and policies related to records management. Information Management Policy Group. High-level administrative and academic representatives providing institution-wide perspective and advice in polic
