Archives and Records Management

Contents: Preface. 1. History of archives and records management. 2. Evolution of records regime and profession. 3. Significance of records. 4. Archival programs: insights and approaches. 5. Strategic planning archives and records administration. 6. Organization and staffing for the records and archives. 7. Educating and training records professionals. 8. Records professionals in the information age. 9. Records and information security in digital age. 10. Records retention and disposition. 11. Future development of archival methodology. Bibliography. Index.

"Archives and Records Management is the practice of identifying, classifying, archiving, preserving and destroying records. The ISO 15489: 2001 standard defines it as "The field of management responsible for the efficient and systematic control of the creation, receipt, maintenance, use and disposition of records, including the processes for capturing and maintaining evidence of and information about business activities and transactions in the form of records". Managing physical records involves a variety of diverse disciplines. At the simplest, physical records must be organized and indexed. In more complex environments, records management demands expertise in forensics, history, engineering, and law. Records management then resolves to being a coordination of many experts to build and maintain the system. This book is prepared for all those interested in preservation of records and archives." (jacket)