Tip Sheets
These one page documents are designed to compliment the lengthier guidance created by the Records Management section, such as the various electronic records guidelines and topics covered by the Virginia Public Records Management Manual.
These are aimed at a general audience of non-records officers. Records officers should take these one page sheets and share them with management and staff or use them as a basis to develop their own internal documents.
Provides guidance on the steps to take after being appointed a records officer
Provides guidance on the management of e-mail as a public record
Teleworking New!
Provides guidance on the management of public records when teleworking.
This flowchart will help you determine when a document is a public record
Records Destruction Updated Nov 2020
Provides guidance to state and local government agencies on effectively destroying public records
Sets out steps for successfully completing a records survey in order to update an agency specific schedule
Provides guidance to state and local government agencies regarding the retention of public records of posts to social networking sites such as blogs, wikis, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc. Learn more about how to capture content on social media sites.
Outlines the five requirements of all government entities under the Public Records Act
Virginia Records Officer Listserv (VA-ROL)
Provides guidance on using VA-ROL effectively
