The compilation of this chapter depended on an extensive search of the literature in the ESARBICA region and in Botswana. Books, journal articles and electronic sources were used. Some professional experience over a 23 year period as a practitioner and academic also informed discussions and opinions in this chapter. Interactions and sharing of experiences with other professionals in the region and internationally at the recent ESARBICA conference in Lilongwe, Malawi held from 7-11 August 2017 also provided information that confirmed some information from the literature. The discussion in this chapter is guided by the life cycle model which looks at the management of records through the stages of creation, maintenance, use, and appraisal and disposition where some records become archives because of their continuing values.