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This study focuses on records management in support of service delivery in the public health sector of limpopo province, south africa. Erecords management in an egovernment setting in botswana. A twostage research design strategy involving a case s. Record management is the area of office management which deals with the maintenance of records of organization. Ensuring that all electronic records are covered by records retention schedules. If you have access to a journal via a society or association membership, please browse to your society journal, select an article to view, and follow the instructions in this box. Emerald records management journal information author. The electronic document and records management system model edrms served for most of the noughties the decade from the year 2000 as an orthodoxy that united the. Records are a basic tool of government administration. The records analysis section provides you, our client, the following support.
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The general definition of a record is established under wis. The purpose of this paper is to discuss issues pertaining to the management of court records in botswana. Jun 18, 20 the electronic records management system erms implementation is a privilege, not a right. A discussion frame for explaining records that are based on algorithmic output herbjorn andresen. Management of electronic records repositories 14 9. They form the basis of any political and legal system and secure human rights.
Consequentially, a good management of information systems leads to good decision. Journal of management volume 46, number 5, may 01, 2020. Managing university records and documents in the world of. Records management, electronic records, medical records, service delivery. The document management process consists of document creation, document control and records management. These four characteristics of records make them different from other types of information. Departmental records management can be very complex. Basics of records management florida state capitol. National archives of australia 2010b, general records authority. Buchanan, caroline stratton, yalin sun, ankita chaudhary. Management information systems and business decision making. Access to society journal content varies across our titles.
Records management journal rmj provides research and contemporary practice on the people, process and systemstechnology aspects of managing records and information in organizations. The study sought to investigate whether the current records keeping practices support or undermine service delivery and the ehealth readiness level. International journal of academic research in accounting, finance and. An individual irms member can now subscribe to rmj for just. The records are systematically maintained to preserve for future use.
Electronic records and records management practices. Keywords records management, iso 15489, electronic documents and records. There are enormous benefits for any organisation from practising sound records management. The impact of an it governance framework on the internal control environment michele rubino, filippo vitolla, antonello garzoni. Records management is a fundamental activity of public administration. The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at. Analysis of records management and organizational performance. Systematic, efficient and organised records management system provides comprehensive information for courts to guarantee unbiased decision. Records management and information processing on construction sites using digital pen and paper nigel craig, james sommerville.
Article information, pdf download for records management practices in small. Simple random sampling was used to select a sample size of 30 respondents. This process description addresses aspects of all three subprocesses, but is primarily focused on document control and records management. The seven attributes of an effective records management program. Acceptable figure file types are listed further below. General editor michael roper has had a wide range of experience in the management of records and archives. The paper had used ten deliberately selected empirical studies on the ram practices conducted in tanzania.
A records series is a group of identical or related. Transparent information system and good records management indirectly hinder the misuse. Records management journal is published by aslib, the association for information management in association with the society of archivists and the records management society. The journal for information professionals management. Document control and records management process description. Pdf on nov 22, 20, alwi mohd yunus and others published the records management practices in. The purpose of this paper is to assist records managers and information governance professionals to understand the challenges presented by their organizations use of pdf 6 kb a recordkeeping approach to managing iotdata for government agencies.
Records management by judith readsmith, managing the crowd. An inventory consists of a complete listing of records by record series, together with descriptions and supporting information. State of florida electronic records and records management practices administering an. Chapter 9 records management revised april 18, 2006 what is the purpose of records management. Wiles ma, mls society of american archivists records management roundtable steering committee records and information management bibliography working group coordinator. Records management is most successful when these connections are recognised in internal arrangements. American journal of information management science. This is the person responsible for records management within the organization, but that person often has a team of people working together to create and maintain systems. This inspection of the records management program of the department of the interior doi, conducted in fy 2016, is the fourth in this departmental records management series. All journal articles featured in archives and records vol 41 issue 1. Records management is generating an unusual degree of passion lately. Records inventory records holdings must be inventoried before appropriate controls can be instituted.
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