FOR THE RECORD

There is an interesting history behind the development of Jefferson Lab. In 1983, the Nuclear Science Advisory Committee of the Department of Energy recommended the construction of a nuclear physics laboratory in Newport News, Virginia. This exciting history is chronicled in various reports kept in the archives. These "records", like many other types of records, contain valuable scientific and technical information on technologies, innovations, research, people and events which have shaped Jefferson Lab. The scientific and technological breakthroughs accomplished at the lab are unprecedented anywhere in the world and should be accurately documented.

Every individual at Jefferson Lab creates records during the course of the day. Records are any recorded information on paper, videotape, floppy disk, and photographs. Records are typically categorized as temporary (having a predetermined disposition date), permanent, historical or archival, and vital (critical to the lab's continued operation). The Records Management Office (RMO) provides assistance in establishing systematic control and maintenance of laboratory records. Records coordinators from various offices throughout the site act as liaisons with the RMO. These people are the first point of contact in developing storage, transfer, preservation, or disposition of records.

The RMO encourages everyone to maintain accurate and up-to-date records in order to preserve the groundbreaking work being done at Jefferson Lab. The records program ensures that Jefferson Lab operates according to best business practices in managing its valuable records. It can provide optimum legal and regulatory protection by adhering to established guidelines. To find out more about employee records responsibility, contact the RMO at X-7525. Watch for the forthcoming Web page that is currently under construction.

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Updated January 16, 2004