It also includes information about agency records officers and general records management practices. Oregon agencies produce many records. Some of these records need to be kept long-term for legal, fiscal, administrative, or historical reasons. Others may be disposed of relatively quickly after their usefulness has expired. An agency's records are an important resource both to the agency and the general public.
Information needs to be managed with the same care, concern and skill as any other asset.
Records officer duties typically include inventorying records and scheduling their timely disposition.