OVERVIEW: Regardless of the size and scope of your agency, we are all trying to find ways to reach our communities and the public to be better, more efficient public custodians. Whether you are with the federal government working to develop greater participation and transparency in records management or starting from the ground up to promote your local records repository to your diverse community, including underserved populations, how we work with the public not only betters their understanding of what we do but improves our services and strengthens trust in government.
This session will look at three different perspectives to reach out and interact with the public. First, NARA's External Affairs Liaison Meg Phillips will discuss opportunities for the public to comment on proposed records schedules and report allegations of unauthorized disposition with a focus on NARA's new efforts to publicize those processes for a non-government audience.
Next, Warren County, Ohio Director of Records, Jen Haney Conover, will discuss efforts to educate her community on records management and archival preservation through social media and annual community shredding events.
Lastly, Huntington Beach City Archivist, Kathie Schey, discusses how, by reaching out to decision makers and community leaders, such as the American Legion, they advocate and promote services provided by the agency leading to growing their collections and trust within the community.
GARA CERTIFICATE COMPETENCIES: "Advocacy and Outreach"
PRESENTERS: Jen Haney Conover, Director of Records Management/Archives, Warren County Records Center, Meg Phillips, External Affairs Liaison, NARA, and Kathie Schey, City Archivist, Huntington Beach City Archives