Records, Information and Data: Exploring the role of record keeping in an information culture (Principles and Practice in Records Management and Archives)

This dynamic book considers whether and how the management of records (and archives) differs from the management of information (and data).Can archives and records management still make a distinctive contribution in the 21st century, or are they now being dissolved into a wider world of information governance?What should be our conceptual understanding of records in the digital era?What are the practical implications of the information revolution for the work of archivists and records managers?Geoffrey Yeo, a distinguished expert in the global field, explores concepts of ‘records’ and ‘archives’ and sets today’s record-keeping and archival practices in their historical context.He examines changing perceptions of the nature and purpose of records management and archival work, notions of convergence among information-related disciplines, and archivists’ and records managers’ attitudes to information and its governance.Starting with Peter Morville’s dictum that ‘when we try to define info