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Laurie Baty <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 20 Jul 2023 15:43:59 -0400
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Yes!

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> On Jul 20, 2023, at 3:43 PM, m r <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Greetings,
> 
> My museum has never followed any records management policies, despite
> the government entity we fall under having a firm records management
> policy in place.  How should I classify our guest books, and should
> those be permanently retained?  The guest books from the founding
> decade were proper books, but lately they are just printer paper
> sheets with grids for visitors to fill out.
> 
> The policy that we are supposed to follow is the state records
> retention policy for New Mexico.  The closest equivalent I can find is
> "Patron Management", which has a five-year retention requirement.
> Should I classify our guest books as that?  What is the general museum
> approach to retaining or destroying old guest books?
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Michael R.
> 
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