Records and Information Management: Fundamentals of Professional Practice

Records and Information Management: Fundamentals of Professional Practice, Fourth Edition, provides principles and practices for systematic management of recorded information, covering topics such as information governance, risk mitigation, compliance, global perspective, best practices, and relevant standards. It is organized into seven chapters and emphasizes practical methods for managing electronic and physical records.

Format: Hardback
Length: 254 pages
Publication date: 19 April 2021
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Records and Information Management: Fundamentals of Professional Practice, Fourth Edition, provides principles and practices for systematic management of recorded information. It is an authoritative resource for newly appointed records managers and information governance specialists, as well as for experienced records management and information governance professionals who want a review of specific topics. It is also a textbook for undergraduate and graduate students of records management or allied disciplines, such as library science, archives management, information systems, and office administration, that are concerned with the storage, organization, retrieval, retention, or protection of recorded information. The fourth edition has been thoroughly updated and expanded to set the professional discipline of RIM in the context of information governance, risk mitigation, and compliance and indicate how it contributes to those initiatives in government agencies, businesses, and not-for-profit organizations. It provides a global perspective, with international examples and a discussion of the differences in records management issues in different parts of the world. Its seven chapters are practical, rather than theoretical, and reflect the scope and responsibilities of RIM programs in all types of organizations. Emphasize best practices and relevant standards. The book is organized into seven chapters that reflect the scope and responsibilities of records and information management programs in companies, government agencies, universities, cultural and philanthropic institutions, professional services firms, and other organizations. Topics covered include the conceptual foundations of systematic records management, the role of records management as a business discipline, fundamentals of records management, records management in the digital age, records management in the public sector, records management in the private sector, and records management in the nonprofit sector. Each chapter includes case studies, examples, and exercises to help students apply the concepts and skills learned in the book. The book also includes a glossary of terms and a bibliography of resources for further reading.

Weight: 668g
Dimension: 186 x 264 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781538152539
Edition number: Fourth Edition