Public Sector Records Management: A Practical Guide

Smith, Kelvin

ISBN 10: 0754649873 / ISBN 13: 9780754649878

Published by Routledge, 2008

About this Item

Records management has undergone significant change, due to the introduction of freedom of information legislation as well as the development of e-government and e-business and the need to manage records effectively in the private and public sector. This work discusses legislation and examples from the UK. Num Pages: 272 pages, includes 30 charts. BIC Classification: GLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 590. . 2008. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Public Sector Records Management: A Practical Guide
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0754649873
• ISBN 13: 9780754649878
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Records management has undergone significant change in recent years, owing to the introduction of freedom of information legislation as well as the development of e-government and e-business and the need to manage records effectively in both the private and public sector. There are very few purely practical texts for records managers and this book aims to fill that gap. The author has spent his entire career in public sector records management and has contributed to records management standards for governments around the world. The text is wholly practical and written at an accessible level. Although the author discusses legislation and examples from the UK, the book is relevant to public sector records management at an international level. It will be essential reading for professionals in record management posts as well as anyone who is responsible for record keeping as part of their operational duties.

About the Author

Kelvin Smith is Head of the Accessions Management Unit of The National Archives, UK. Particular specialisations include records appraisal and archiving, records management standards and the promotion of records management in Government. He drafted the Lord Chancellor's Code of Practice on the Management of Records under FOI and developed Model Action Plans for compliance with the Code. He has also had published Freedom of Information: A practical guide to implementing the Act (CILIP- facet publishing). As well as being a regular presenter of records management issues at conferences, workshops and seminars, he has undertaken frequent assignments in developing countries, mainly in East and Southern Africa, on behalf of the International Records Management Trust, and is Honorary Secretary of the Association of Commonwealth Archivists and Records Managers. He is also a member of the Council of the Society of Archivists and Chair of its Education, Training and Development Committee.