How are retention schedules created?
•Identify a group of related records which are used together
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•decide how long creator’s need for the document last
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•determine who other users of the record are and how long their needs for it last
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•retention schedule should be at least as long as the longest of these needs
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•Determine any lasting historical need – does it explain the concerns and issues of our times for future generations that follow us?