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Article: A records management program that works for archives: clearly defining records management responsibilities ensures the capture of significant records and facilitates their transition to archival custody and use.(CareerPath)
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- Information Management Journal
- Article date:
- May 1, 2005
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The quality of an archive's holdings depends on the effectiveness of the records management program responsible for the records before they reach the archives.
Without a records management program guiding the organization and disposition of active and semi-active records, an archives program will not receive a comprehensive, reliable, and authentic body of records, but rather a miscellaneous collection of varying value and usefulness, transferred on an ad hoc basis according to individual interests, priorities, and workloads.
A records management program is indispensable for an archives program. It ensures
* the identification of records of ...