When developing your file naming policy, you may wish to include some of the following common elements in the file name:
- Version number (e.g., version 1 [v1, vers1])
- Date of creation (e.g., February 24, 2001 [022401, 02_24_01])
- Name of creator (e.g., Rupert B. Smith [RBSmith, RBS])
- Description of content (e.g., media kit [medkit, mk])
- Name of intended audience (e.g., general public [pub])
- Name of group associated with the record (e.g., Committee ABC [CommABC])
- Release date (e.g., released on June 11, 2001 at 8:00 a.m. central time [61101_0800CT])
- Publication date (e.g., published on December 24, 2003 [pub122403])
- Project number (e.g., project number 739 [PN739])
- Department number (e.g., Department 140 [Dept140])
- Records series (e.g., SeriesX)