Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives

Records Management Guidelines

​​All public employees need appropriate records to do their jobs. Proper recordkeeping and sound records management help assure effective and efficient administration of programs, fulfill legal responsibilities, provide an adequate audit trail, and record the history oand intent of public policy. Records management is the systematic control of recorded information, regardless of format, from original creation to ultimate disposition.


These guidelines will assist public employees in the different aspects of good records management.


​​Records Retention Schedules

Records Retention Guidelines


Records Management Guidelines