In anticipation of the first year-end close of the new PRIME financial systems the Office of Finance and Treasury posted a guide called “Understanding Financial Record Retention.” This guide, announced in the April 2015 edition of The General Ledger Newsletter, is available at…
We all know that it can be hard to find time to sort through and purge our office files. It seems like a lot of work to add to our already full plates and sometimes the job doesn’t get done until it absolutely has to be, in the face of an upcoming move or when filing space is running low. One department here at Princeton University has chosen…
Princeton University Records Management has a new look (and a new online address)! The new records management website replaces the records management guidelines website created in 2007. Those who visit the original website will be redirected to the new website, which includes new records management…
A week and a half ago, when everyone on the East coast was preparing for Hurricane Sandy, most of us were thinking about water, flashlights, sump pump backup power, and gasoline. How many people took the time to make sure that they had their vital personal records accounted for and safeguarded in the event that the storm did more than take…
The July 2011 issue of the General Ledger Newsletter, a newsletter from the Office of Finance and Treasury, highlights the accounts payable records in Princeton’s current record retention guidelines. The intention of this statement is to clarify the…