WYOMING CHAPTER
Association of Records Managers and Administrators
Chapter Meeting
February 10, 2006
Wyoming Chapter Spring Seminar
Records Management in the Digital Age: From IT to Disaster Recovery
Hitching Post Inn, 2800 West Lincolnway, Cheyenne, WY

Please Note: These minutes are abridged.

Topic: Records Management in the Digital Age: From IT to Disaster Recovery

Speakers: William LeFevre, CA, CRM William W. LeFevre, CA, CRM, has been an archivist for the Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University since December, 1990. He holds a B.A. in History and Political Science from Albion College (1988), a Certificate in Russian from Beloit College (1988), a Master of Science in Library Science from Wayne State University (1990), and a Certificate in Archival Administration from Wayne State University (1990). Mr. LeFevre served from 1990-1992 as the Field Archivist and lead Records Management consultant for the Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs. He currently serves as the head of Reference Services at the Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs.

William R. Gulley, Jr. since 1988, has been the LAN manager and system administrator for the Reuther Library. He also specializes in database design for archival applications. Mr. Gulley has been an archivist for the Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Walter B. Reuther Library, Wayne State University since may 1989. He holds a B.A. in History from the Univ. of Michigan-Dearborn (1985), and is completing a Master’s Degree in History at Wayne State. As an archivist, he has been involved with records management work with the United Automobile Workers (UAW) and ALPA, and field work projects for the UAQ - ALPA, The Newspaper Guild (TNG-CWA), and the United Farm Workers (UFW). Rich Wilson, President opened the seminar by welcoming everyone and thanking them for attending. Rich reviewed the day’s seminar schedule and introduced our two speakers, with Mr. Gulley beginning the morning session with “Digital Basics-The Desktop Environment and IT”, an integrated approach to understanding digital basics, definitions, hardware and supporting equipment processes used for day to day use of electronic media. At the morning break Rich Wilson urged Seminar attendees to view and bid on the Silent Auction items available on the tables at the back of the meeting room. He explained Auction bidding would close at 12:55, with the results announced during the afternoon break. Discussion with questions and answers followed with interacting shared information between both speakers and Seminar attendees. Following the lunch break Mr. LeFevre continued with “Disaster Planning and Prevention in the Electronic Realm-Limits and Exposure”, an in-depth overview of the cooperative that must work between IT and Records Management, including sharing of equipment, knowledge and records management components. During the afternoon break, winning bidders for all Silent Auction items were announced. Following Mr. LeFevre’s conclusion, a question and answer period continued. The seminar concluded with discussion from both speakers and Seminar participants. The Silent Auction included 38 items with a profit of $943.50 for the Scholarship Fund. There were 59 attendees from as far away as Jackson Hole and Sheridan, WY to our North and Denver, Colorado to our South.

Respectfully submitted by,
Pat Newbern
Chapter Secretary