Includes bibliographical references and index.

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This book brings together key ideas about record keeping in a multi-media environment. Written by leading figures in the fieldComprehensive coverage of the topicContains the most up-to-date information.

Cover; Record Keeping in a Hybrid Environment: Managing the creation, use, preservation and disposal of unpublished information objects in context; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Notes; List of abbreviations; List of figures and tables; About the contributors; 1 Records and the transition to the digital; Introduction; Models of record keeping; Organisational theory; DIRKS; Record-keeping metadata; Classification; The international standard for records management -- ISO 15489; Post custodialism; Notes; 2 Implementing EDRMS and shaping the record; Completeness of the record.

Quality of the recordFrom business case to business change -- delivering ERM that delivers the record; Conclusion; Notes; 3 Security and the digital domain; Introduction -- what is security about?; Security -- the what and the who; The nature of the threat; Technical threats; Risk; Information security and organisations; Conclusions; Notes; 4 Risk management and managing records; What is risk management?; Elements of risk management; The roles of records management in risk management; Notes; 5 Records professionals in a multimedia age: turning lead into gold?; Introduction.

Archivists and records managers in the digital ageThe corporate information environment; Professionalism in the digital age; Conclusion; Appendix 5.1 Major professional bodies and advocacy groups with an interest in records issues; Appendix 5.2 Features of key 'information rights' and 'information management' legislation; Notes; 6 Approaching digital preservation holistically; Introduction; Obstacles to long-term access; Ensuring evidential value -- authenticity and trust; How do European institutions view digital preservation?; A case study -- e-mail; Technical preservation approaches.

MetadataAutomation and preservation; Ingest; Perhaps a model will help; Get a digital repository; Future research directions; Conclusions; Acknowledgements; Notes; 7 'Seek and destroy' -- an archival appraisal theory and strategy; Introduction; The role of the archivist; Types of appraisal; Documentation; Glasgow University Archive Services case studies; Appendix 7.1 Appraisal toolkit; Notes; 8 Divided no more: a descriptive approach to the record-keeping continuum; Introduction; Background to project; Student registration at the University of Glasgow.

Functional description: a complementary approachActivity descriptions; Data delivery; Initial results of the project; A continuum of record keeping; Faculty support teams; Conclusion; Notes; 9 Archival digitisation: breaking out of the strong box; Introduction; Why digitise?; Strategic thinking; Collaboration; User evaluation; Collection survey; Implementation plan; Conclusion; Notes; 10 The function of the archive; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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