Oh, I consulted our legal team in 2009 when building our retention policy,
I¹m just curious as to what others do based on their needs. Thanks for the
link!

Brian

On 1/7/15, 9:40 AM, "Timko, Merrianne" <[email protected]> wrote:

>Dear Brian,
>
>Having developed legal document retention policies for corporations
>before taking a position at the MFAH, I suggest that you check with your
>legal department. Certain types of documents are governed by regulations
>(e.g., accounting, tax, etc.).
>
>In addition, museums should have document hold policies to freeze
>deletion of emails when there is litigation, such as provenance issues
>and employment litigation. There is an entire legal field evolving around
>electronic discovery.
>
>Having worked on museum-related litigation, few museums have begun to
>even embrace the concept of electronic records retention or records
>management. However, you might find this link helpful
>http://www2.archivists.org/groups/museum-archives-section/standards-best-p
>ractices-resource-guide
>
>Best,
>
>Merrianne Timko
>Data Standards Manager
>
>The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
>PO Box 6826  Houston, Texas  77265-6826
>713.353.1523  Office
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
>Brian Whaley
>Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2015 7:19 PM
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: [MCN-L] MCN ITSig: Email Retention Policies
>
>Hello all,
>
>I'm curious to know what your email retention policies are, such as how
>long you archive, how much you archive, etc.
>
>And how many of you are using Office 365? Are you using the archiving in
>365?
>
>Thanks everyone!
>
>Brian Whaley
>Head of IT and AV
>Kimbell Art Museum
>3333 Camp Bowie Boulevard
>Fort Worth, TX 76107-2792
>[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
>t.  817.332.8451 ext 357
>f.  817.877.1264
>www.kimbellart.org

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