On the Record

March 16, 2026

RIM Month 2026

Records and Information Management (RIM) Month takes place every April to promote good records practices nationwide. Here at UT Austin, we’re celebrating with educational events open to all staff and faculty. Join us for virtual sessions on RIM fundamentals, email best practices, and records management as emergency preparedness, or attend one of our small-group workshops. 

We have both new and returning virtual sessions this year:

• IG101: Records and Information Management for DRMCs
• IG103: What Everyone Needs to Know about University Records
• Knowing What You’ve Got: Inventorying Your Department’s Records
• Knowing Where You're At: Assessing Your Department's RIM Compliance
• MS Teams and Records Management, with guest instructor Elista Street
• Manage Your Mailbox Before It Manages You
• Risk and Records: What's Important

For our in-person sessions, we have two returning classes. IG110: Learning the Records Lifecycle gives you hands-on experience in classifying and disposing of records. IG112: DRMC Fundaments: The Records Inventory prepares you to create a departmental records inventory, an incredibly helpful tool for managing your department’s records. These interactive workshops are fun learning experiences that have been very popular with attendees.

This year we are moving the virtual training sessions from Zoom to Teams. After you register for a session in UTLearn, you will receive a calendar invitation from RIMS for the Teams meeting.

We’re bringing back participation prizes! As a reward for our most dedicated records management friends, for every training you attend, your name will be entered into a drawing to win one of three gift baskets. Visit our event SharePoint site for photos: RIM Month 2026.

Registration is open now and classes start April 1! For all the details and links to register, please visit our event SharePoint site: RIM Month 2026.

Remember: All staff and faculty are responsible for managing records, so please forward this information along to your departments. We always love to see new faces!

UT First Showcase

The UT First Showcase has been postponed for now, but we will let everyone know the new date as soon as we have it!

Document Solutions is hosting its 4th Annual UT First Showcase featuring units within UT Austin that provide top-quality services to your departments. RIMS is just one of the many groups presenting; attendees last year included groups like Travel Management, Nursing Wellness Center, and RecSports. Join us for a morning of learning, networking, and community building over coffee and breakfast goodies.

• What: UT First Showcase
• When: Tuesday, April 7, 8:00 - 11:00 a.m. 
• Where: Thompson Conference Center Dining Room

This event is open to all UT staff and faculty members and features not only valuable information and contacts but also free snacks and fun promotional items. We hope to see you there! 

Resources 

• UTRRS 8.1 Resources
• Departmental Records Management Resources
• Digitizing Departmental Records
• Records Inventory
• Request to Dispose of Records