All JPL employees and on-site contractors are responsible for determining if the documentation they have are records, non-records, or personal papers. Distinctions between these three types of documentation are important because each type needs to be properly managed. According to JPL, Caltech, NASA policy and federal law, records must be preserved in accordance with the retention periods specified in approved records retention schedules.
A simple question and answer page has been established to assist JPL employees and contractors in deciding if they have a record or some other type of documentary material. By answering "yes" or "no" to a series of questions, the user is automatically guided to the most likely classification for the item in question.
If after using this tool you are still unsure of the record status of the material, contact your organization’s Records Liaison or the JPL Records Manager for additional assistance.
If you need other assistance with managing the records in your organization, please call or email the
JPL Records Manager, Susan Hendrickson (x4-5469, records@jpl.nasa.gov)
Last updated on December 15, 2008.
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