Records and Archives Management Essays

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 media, o

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 computers or the intern

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

Today computers provide us with powerful tools for information handling, retrieval and distribution. Computers have contributed to the efficiency and effectiveness of organizations through the use of new communication channels such as social networks, emails, blogging and chartrooms for example. However, the internet had brought new set of challenges at the workplace such as the advent of cyber-crimes or misconducts which were unknown prior to the 1960s when the internet was introduced. In this paper the author will discuss some of the challenges in the admissibility of electronic/digital evidence in relation to labour related disputes in Zimbabwe. According to Prince Edward Island Canada-Department of Environment, Labour and Justice an electronic record is defined as data that is recorded or stored on any medium in or by a computer system or other similar device that can be read or perceived by a person or a computer system or similar device. It is information captured through ele

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 internet has created new winners and buries the laggards” and the saying will be discussed in relation to information storage and retrieval. DEFINITION OF TERMS According to the Wikipedia the word internet is defined as a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard internet protocol suit (TCP/IP) to link several billion devices worldwide. It is an international networks that consists of millions of private, public, academic, business and government packet switched networks, linked by a broad array of electronic, wireless, and optical networking technologies. On the other hand online informa

INTRODUCTION Preservation is about linking the past with the future. It is about passing on cultural knowledge and information from one generation for the benefit of the next. Preservation helps to make heritage for the use to current and future generations either in its original format or in another usable way. Over centuries many societies have preserved their cultural heritage in a variety of ways.One of those preservation measures includes microfilming. In this paper the author is going to identify and explain the key issues considered relevant in a microfilming programming. DEFINITION OF TERMS Microfilming according to Chiwanza and Tsvuura  (2011:62) “is the photographic process of creating miniaturized images of records on high-resolution film.” According to Millar and Roper (1999:114) microfilming concentrates information into a compact and relatedly easy-to-use form, so that information from many records may be stored in a small space and read using microfilm or microf