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Records management, also known as records and information management, is an organizational function devoted to the management of information in an organization throughout its life cycle, from the time of creation or receipt to its eventual disposition. This includes identifying, classifying, storing, securing, retrieving, tracking and ...
The Electronic Records Archives ( ERA) is a program of the United States National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to preserve electronic records as part of the U.S. government's broader records management process. The program began in 1998 [1] and started to accept records in 2008. [2] As of 2017, NARA was working to overhaul the ...
Data retention defines the policies of persistent data and records management for meeting legal and business data archival requirements. Although sometimes interchangeable, it is not to be confused with the Data Protection Act 1998. The different data retention policies weigh legal and privacy concerns economics and need-to-know concerns to ...
Retention period. A retention period (associated with a retention schedule or retention program) is an aspect of records and information management (RIM) and the records life cycle that identifies the duration of time for which the information should be maintained or "retained", irrespective of format (paper, electronic, or other).
A range of software vendors offer these systems at an enterprise level (i.e. targeted at managing all documents and records within an enterprise). [1] These vendors have historically provided electronic document management systems and have acquired smaller records management system companies. The seamlessness of the integration and the original ...
Retention schedules are an important aspect of records management. Many organizations are subject to rules and regulations (at the local, state or federal level) that govern for how long they are required to keep records before they can safely dispose of them. Holding onto records for longer than required can expose the organization to ...
ISO 15489 Information and documentation—Records management is an international standard for the management of business records, consisting of two (2) parts: Part 1: Concepts and principles and Part 2: Guidelines. [1] ISO 15489 is the first standard devoted specifically to records management; providing an outline for comprehensive assessment ...
Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) refers to strategies for administering storage systems on computing devices. ILM is the practice of applying certain policies to effective information management. This practice originated from managing information in physical forms such as paper, microfilm, negatives, photographs, audio or video recordings ...