IS Series - Information Systems

The Associate Vice President - Information Resources and Communications develops and publishes policies applicable to information technology at the University of California, including the Information Systems series of the Business and Finance Bulletins. The IS bulletin series was launched in 1985 primarily to address procedural matters between the Office of the President and the UC campuses regarding administrative computing. Several bulletins have been updated and new ones are being developed to reflect the broader scope and impact of information technology within the University enterprise today. (Outdated bulletins have been rescinded. See the list at the bottom of this page).

The AVP-IRC is also responsible for related policies, guidelines, and recommended practices for the electronic environment:

• Electronic Communications Policy
• Management Guide for Information Security at UC

For questions about the IS bulletins and other policies related to information technology, contact IR&C Policy Director .

Current IS Bulletins

• IS-2: Inventory, Classification, and Release of University Electronic Information (pdf, revised December 16, 2008)
• Announcement Letter (pdf)
• IS-3: Electronic Information Security (pdf, revised May 20, 2009)
• Announcement Letter (pdf)
• IS-5: Licensing and Operation of University Radio, Television and Microwave Facilities (pdf, revised December 19, 2006)
• Announcement letter (pdf)
• IS-7: Guidelines for Maintenance of the University Payroll System (pdf, revised December 19, 2006)
• Announcement letter (pdf)
• IS-10: Systems Development Standards (pdf, revised May 18, 2001)
• IS-11: Identity and Access Management (pdf, issued July 27, 2007)
• Announcement Letter (pdf)
• IS-12: Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery (pdf, issued July 27, 2007)
• Announcement Letter (pdf)
• Glossary of Terms (pdf, issued July 27, 2007)

Rescinded IS Bulletins

• IS-1: Computer Center Fiscal Operations (rescinded July 27, 2007)
• See A Series Business and Finance Bulletins - Accounting (A-47, A-59, A-60, A-61)
• IS-4: Procedural Guidelines for Access to the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Computer Center by Qualified Users at Campuses or Systemwide Administration -- (obsolete)
• IS-6: Campus Communications Guidelines -- (obsolete) replaced by the Electronic Communications Policy
• IS-8: Guidelines for Campus and Office of the President Acquisitions Involving Computing (obsolete)
• IS-9: Electronic Data Interchange (obsolete)
• IS-9: Electronic Data Interchange
• IS-9, Attachment -- Trading Partner Agreement
• IS-9, Exhibits on Trading Partner Agreement

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