August 2007

Keep your contact info current in MyUM

For hurricanes and other emergencies, it's critical to keep your contact information up to date in MyUM.  If you haven't visited MyUM in a while, you'll be prompted to provide an emergency cell phone number.  (This is used for emergency contact only, and not published in UM's online directories.)  More >>

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A better way to send large files via email

The FMS utility allows you to send files of virtually unlimited size -- without filling up recipients' mailbox capacity (or your own) with the file itself.  Instead of attaching a copy to an email, you upload the file to the FMS server; FMS then sends an email to each recipient that contains a link for downloading.  More >>

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Data retention: How long is long enough?

If you are the owner of a data collection, setting a data retention schedule is part of your responsibilities.  But that's not always easy -- many federal, state aand private requirements may apply to the types of data in your collection.  We have some basic advice.  More >>

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