Table of contents - Special Issue: Research in records managemnt
Guest Editors: David Ryan, Elizabeth Lomas
The practitioners' perspective on records management research
David Ryan, Elizabeth LomasThe purpose of this paper is to introduce this dedicated research issue of the Records Management Journal
The research imperative and the responsible recordkeeping professional
Caroline WilliamsThe aim of this paper is to provide an opinion on the responsible recordkeeping professional.
Disembodied information: Metadata, file plans, and the intellectual organisation of records
Ruth FrendoContemporary practices of information management tend to approach information as discrete and decontextualised units. The creation and capture of electronically generated…
Non‐conformist records management in Great Britain: a review
Philip ThornborowThe purpose of this paper is to review the current state of knowledge of records management within non‐conformist churches in the UK, in the context of them not being public…
Documentation in pre‐trial investigation: A study of using the records continuum model as a records management tool
Marjo Rita ValtonenThe purpose of this article is to explore the documentation work in pre‐trial investigation performed by the police from the records management perspective. The study, undertaken…
Purposeful data: the roles and purposes of recordkeeping metadata
Kate CummingOptimising metadata implementation can significantly improve records management practice. This article aims to identify a number of important issues that should be considered in…
Records management and information processing on construction sites using digital pen and paper
Nigel Craig, James SommervilleThis paper aims to present findings from research that evaluate the defects/snagging management process at construction project level and review the potential for the operation of…
Records management capacity and compliance toolkits: a critical assessment
Julie McLeod, Sue Childs, Susan HeafordThis article seeks to present the results of a project that critically evaluated a series of toolkits for assessing records management capacity and/or compliance. These toolkits…
ISSN:
0956-5698e-ISSN:
1758-7689ISSN-L:
0956-5698Online date, start – end:
1989Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr Elizabeth Lomas
- Sarah R Demb, MLIS