Records and Archives Management Essays

Finding and evaluating information are two of the main steps in doing research. Of course, finding the information is one thing, but how can you determine if it is good information? Everyone will have a different opinion on what is considered good information. The best way to evaluate information is to make a list of questions and check each source against them. In this paper the author is going to analyse the importance of evaluation in information retrieval. DEFINITION OF TERMS According to San Diago State University website “e valuating information encourages you to think critically about the reliability, validity, accuracy, authority, timeliness, point of view or bias of information sources.” A web definition of information retrieval is the tracing and recovery of specific information from stored data. The Wikipedia defines information retrieval as “ the activity of obtaining   information   resources relevant to an information need from a collection of informa...

It is necessary for archives institutions to identify risks which can endanger records and archives. It is also necessary for archives institutions to identify and access all possible risks to buildings, facilities and records and consider possible impact of these dangers to records and archives in the event of a disaster. In this paper, the author is going to explain the aims and components of a disaster preparedness program of an archives system of his choice. DEFINITION OF TERMS An archive, according to web definitions, is a collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people. According to www.businessdictionary.com a disaster preparedness plan is a written document profiling the process of ensuring that an organization has complied with the preventive measures is in state of readiness to contain the effects of a forecasted disastrous event to minimize loss of life, injury, and damage to property, can provide re...

We are in the midst of an intellectual property gold rush. Thousands of fortune-seekers are trying to stake their claims to promising territory, existing claims-holders are seeking increasingly aggressive means of defending their claims, and the original owners are often being ignored. Scholars and enthusiasts whose work uses intellectual property, and archives and libraries that store it, are largely bystanders in this goldrush; but they are profoundly affected by it.  In this paper the author is going to discuss the notion that audiovisual archives operate within a framework of contractual and copyright laws. DEFINITION OF TERMS The web definition of the word copyright is the exclusive and assignable legal right, given to the originator for a fixed number of years, to print, publish, perform,film or record literary, artistic, or musical material. Audiovisual archives according to Mutangira V (2011:4) refers to either the institution that keeps archives in audiovisual...

INTRODUCTION Today computers provide us with powerful tools for information handling for collection, organization, classification, retrieval and distribution. Computers have been used since the late 1960s for the storage of large databases such as library calalogues and bibliographic references. In this paper, the author is going to discuss the saying that the advent of the internet had created a digital divide. Definition of terms According to the web definitions a  digital divide is “an economic and social inequility according to categories of persons in a given population in their access to, use of, or knowledge of information and communication technologies (ICT” The University of Stanford on its website defines a digital divide as The idea of the "digital divide" refers to the growing gap between the underprivileged members of society, especially the poor, rural, elderly, and handicapped portion of the population who do not have access to...

Many international and local standards exist for the creation and management of information.Discuss the five standards that exist in the management in an electronic environment. Standards procedures, policies and other best practices create a professional uniformity in the management of records and archives. There are numerous records management standards published by the ISO. In this paper, the author is going to discuss the five standards that exist in the management of information in an electronic environment. Definition of Terms A web definition of the word standard is “a level of quality or attainment” or something used as a measure, norm, or model in comparative evaluations. According to the Wikipedia information management is the collection and management of information from one or more sources and the distribution of that information to one or more audiences. This sometimes involves those who have a stake in, or a right to that information. Electronic based information ...

Many international and local standards exist for the creation and management of information.Discuss the five standards that exist in the management in an electronic environment. Standards procedures, policies and other best practices create a professional uniformity in the management of records and archives. There are numerous records management standards published by the ISO. In this paper, the author is going to discuss the five standards that exist in the management of information in an electronic environment. Definition of Terms A web definition of the word standard is “a level of quality or attainment” or something used as a measure, norm, or model in comparative evaluations. According to the Wikipedia information management is the collection and management of information from one or more sources and the distribution of that information to one or more audiences. This sometimes involves those who have a stake in, or a right to that information. Electronic based information ...