A Records Management Primer for Archivists
…destruction. The records management life cycle is the distinct phases of a record’s existence, from creation to disposition. Archives and records management programs are often…
Archives and Records Management: Then and Now
…Records Survey (HRS) of the Works Progress Administration (WPA).
The subsequent evolvement of records management as a specialized enterprise occurred in the 1950s. The…
Archives and Records Management: A Symbiotic Pairing
Records management aims to deliver the right information at the right time to the right people at the lowest cost. A robust records management
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CuadraSTAR
…data into CHIN, MARC, and other formats
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Highly customizable records management software STAR/RIMS supports the processes that ensure records are well
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KM Component 38 - Archiving, Document Management, and Records Management
…capture, indexing, storage, retrieval, and disposition of the records and information assets of an organization.
Records management is the process for maintaining the records…
Eloquent Records
Eloquent Records is a feature-rich, web-based electronic documents and records management system (EDRMS) that enables lifecycle management for all records, both physical and digital
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Archival and Records Management Preservation
Records managers develop retentions and approve disposals to clear unneeded records while at the same time advocating for planned preservation of those records that
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Lucidea
Our purpose-built software solutions make it easy to collect, organize and exchange all your knowledge assets, through one venue, from anywhere, at any time.
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Managing Electronic Records in Archives
The management of electronic records is based on traditional archival and records management theories and practices adapted to the digital environment. A noticeable difference
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…Post-Master’s in Archives & Records Management, both from Drexel University. Margot’s first book for Lucidea Press, Demystifying Archival Projects: Five Essentials for Success, was extremely…
Records as Evidence and Information Containers
…Records Management View
The traditional archival and records management view looks at records primarily as evidence of transactions. This view excludes information assets that…
Inactive Storage of Electronic Records; Tips for Archivists & Records Managers
In the lifecycle of electronic records, inactive storage offers several challenges. One of the strengths of archives and records management in the paper world
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Protecting Vital Records from Disaster
Traditionally, vital records were the least interesting or desirable collection to steward in archives and records management. Vital records predated the digital era and
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Government Archives; Democracy in Action
…the official ownership of records of the different branches is often complicated.
The Role of Records Management
The breadth of government records is…
Change and Continuity with Analog and Digital Records
Two major events affecting archives and records management have occurred. The basic principles, while still valid, need to be adapted to the contemporary information
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How Electronic Records and Physical Records Differ
…who have worked in records management or the private sector have another. Although this is an overly broad characterization, it has a basis in fact….
Records and Business Change
…told that specific documentation (often in hard copy) was created because records management requires it, even though no such requirement exists. Archivists and records managers…
Archival Filing, Retrieval, and Management
…was implemented in paper by trained staff who did nothing but file. Today information professionals are asking everyone to know enough about records management filing…
Authenticity, Reliability, Integrity, and Usability
…comments and corrections to the draft minutes, and the official meeting minutes. An organization with an established archives and records management program should know which…
Recordkeeping Governance Policies
…the roles and responsibilities of employees to create and maintain records and the authorized duties and activities of the archives and records management programs. Accountability…
Records Recovery for Vital Records
…suit. Word spread about their practices, and eventually instituted a records management program, but that was after millions in settlement costs.
Prepare and Respond
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…Master’s in Library and Information Science and Post-Master’s in Archives & Records Management, both from Drexel University. Margot is also a popular guest author for…
Preserving the Usability of Digital Records
…version of a document is final, but that is more of an active than an inactive records management issue. The key demands are that the…
On-site or Off-site Storage – Part 2: Making Decisions
…materials in off-site and remote records storage facilities is routine. Records are retrievable should they be needed; a most irregular occurrence.
Records management programs…
CuadraSTAR SKCA and Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records
…are no longer hidden behind a curtain.”
LAURA PALMA-BLANDFORD Archivist, Archives and Records Management Branch Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records
Arizona State…
