What is Records Management

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A managerial function concerned with the control of records from creation to disposition that ensures that efficient, effective and economical handling of organizational records. Learn more in: Assessing the Institutional Readiness for Open Government at the Kenyan Judiciary Using IRMT E-Readiness Tool and Open Government Implementation Model

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It is the process of records management from the creation, distribution, use, maintenance, and disposition of recorded information maintained as evidence of business activities and transactions. Learn more in: Assessment of the South Africa Presidential Commission on Fourth Industrial Revolution Implementation of Integrated National Strategy and Plans

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Systematic management of records throughout their entire life cycle (i.e., from creation through maintenance and use to the time when they are no longer) at which time they are either destroyed or permanently preserved. Learn more in: Managing Public Sector Records in Namibia

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Records management refers to management of recorded information in different formats and medium to facilitate access and security for such information, usually through central registry. Learn more in: Archival Institutions to Worry About Records Management Modus Operandi for Impact on Their Future Holdings

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It is the process of the creation, receipt, maintenance, use and disposition of records. Learn more in: Designing Records Management Programmes: Key Performance Indicators in South African Universities

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It is the process to manage records from the creation until disposal stage. Learn more in: Historical Development of Archiving Models to Preserve University Archives

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It is the discipline and organizational function of managing records to meet operational business needs, accountability requirements, and community expectations. Learn more in: Assessing Electronic Records Management Systems at South African Universities

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Records management, also known as records and information management, is an organizational function devoted to the management of information in an organization throughout its life cycle, from the time of creation or inscription to its eventual disposition. Similarly, it is the supervision and administration of digital or paper records, regardless of format. Records management activities include the creation, receipt, maintenance, use and disposal of records. In this context, a record is content that documents a business transaction. In the same vein, it can be described as responsibility for the efficient and systematic control of the creation, receipt, maintenance, use and disposition of records, including processes for capturing and maintaining evidence of and information about business activities and transactions in the form of records. Learn more in: Records Management in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Challenges and the Way Forward

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Work that includes identifying, classifying, prioritizing, storing, securing, archiving, preserving, retrieving, tracking, and destroying of records. Learn more in: Information Governance Maturity Model: Should Retention Be Rethought?

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Refers to the systematic practice of creating, maintaining, using, storing, and dispositioning of records. Learn more in: Management of Local Authority Records at Zvishavane Town Council

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The effective control of the creation, receipt, maintenance, use and disposition of records, including processes for capturing and maintaining evidence of and information about business activities and transactions. Learn more in: Through the Looking Glass: The AAC Maturity Model on Records Management for Open Government

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This refers to the management function signifying the management of recorded information arising from the performance of business functions throughout their life cycle i.e. from creation and capture, use, maintenance, and disposal. Learn more in: Blockchain Technology for Records Management in Botswana and Zimbabwe

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It is the process of management of records from creation to disposal stage of records. Learn more in: An Integrated Approach to Records Management and Information Governance in South Africa for Sustainability

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The proficient and methodical control of the creation, receipt, maintenance, use and disposition of records, plus processes for collecting and maintaining proof of and data about business activities and transactions in the form of records. Learn more in: Impact of the Cloud and Social Platforms on Records Management