Records Management Journal: Volume 27 Issue 3

Visualizing information in the records and archives management (RAM) disciplines: Using Engelhardt’s graphical framework

Pauline Joseph, Jenna Hartel

This paper aims to explore the concept of information in records and archives management (RAM) from a fresh, visual perspective by using arts-informed methodology and the…

Records management and procurement performance: A case of NAADS program in the central region of Uganda

Juliet Namukasa

The purpose of this study was to examine the influence procurement records management had on the performance of the procurement function under the National Agricultural Advisory…

The woes of Swedish private archival institutions

Proscovia Svärd

The purpose of this paper is to highlight the long-term preservation challenges that the Swedish private archives are faced with. In as much as they offer a complement to the…

Personal health records: a new type of electronic medical record

Kisha Hortman Hawthorne, Lorraine Richards

This paper examines existing research on the topic of personal health records (PHRs). Areas covered include PHR/patient portal, recordkeeping, preservation planning, access and…

Asset management the track towards quality documentation

Jacqueline Edana Tyler

The purpose of this paper is to share the experience of the document discovery process, during the implementation of an asset management system for a rail company. This system…

Freedom of access to government information in Africa: trends, status and challenges

Brendan Eze Asogwa, Ifeanyi Jonas Ezema

Agitation for adoption of freedom of access to government information is an emerging issue in Africa and has gathered momentum since 2000 when South Africa passed the first…