Resources
Trusted, primary-source references from government agencies and non-profit professional organizations. We link only to public-interest authorities — never to commercial vendors.
RM University reference
- Glossary
194 plain-language definitions of records management terms.
- Acronyms & abbreviations
An A–Z index of RM acronyms, each linked to its definition.
- General Records Schedule (GRS) index
How NARA's government-wide disposition authority is organized.
- Standards comparison
DoD 5015.2 vs. ISO 15489 vs. ISO 16175, side by side.
- State public records laws
A 50-state directory of open-records laws with official sources.
U.S. federal authorities
- National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Federal records management policy, schedules, and guidance
- Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO)
Classification and declassification oversight
- GovInfo (U.S. GPO)
Authenticated U.S. government publications
- FOIA.gov
The Freedom of Information Act, explained
- Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Issues records mandates such as M-23-07
- U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Oversight reports on recordkeeping and IT
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Standards for digital preservation and security
- Library of Congress — Digital Preservation
Long-term preservation guidance
Professional & standards bodies (non-profit)
- ARMA International
Records and information management profession
- AIIM
Intelligent information management community
- Society of American Archivists (SAA)
Archival theory and practice
- Institute of Certified Records Managers (ICRM)
CRM / CRA professional certification
- NAGARA
Government archives and records administrators
- Council of State Archivists (CoSA)
State and territorial archives
- The Sedona Conference
Authoritative guidance on e-discovery and information governance
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
ISO 15489 and ISO 16175 records standards
International archives
- International Council on Archives (ICA)
Global archival community
- The National Archives (UK)
UK recordkeeping guidance