Managing Records: A Handbook of Principles and Practice

Shepherd, Elizabeth

ISBN 10: 1856043703 / ISBN 13: 9781856043700

Verlag: Facet Publishing, 2002

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Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Managing Records: A Handbook of Principles and Practice
• Verlag: Facet Publishing
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2002
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1856043703
• ISBN-13: 9781856043700
• Einband: Hardcover
• Zustand: new

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Inhaltsangabe

Many organizations do not yet have a formal programme of records management, but increasingly they are recognizing the benefits of well managed records and the serious consequences of inadequate records systems. Establishing records management and maintaining an effective programme requires specialist expertise. This essential manual of practice provides a detailed guide to the concepts, skills and techniques of records management for organizational staff who have a responsibility for setting up, maintaining or restructuring a records management programme. It offers invaluable advice on the management of records in both electronic and traditional paper media, and focuses on the following areas:

understanding records management

analysing the context for records management

classifying records and documenting their context

creating and capturing records; managing appraisal, retention and disposition

maintaining records and assuring their integrity

providing access

implementing records management.

The appendices provide a wealth of additional information including a list of standards for records management, an annotated bibliography and sources of further information, and details of professional and advisory bodies.

Readership

: This much needed manual is an indispensable purchase for organizations wishing to introduce better practices for managing their records. The book is intended to be of value to experienced records managers as well as LIS practitioners and newcomers to the field. It should be on the desk of every manager and every information professional with responsibility for records management.

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Elizabeth Shepherd