Records Management Journal: Volume 8 Issue 1

Appraisal and access: we should expect changes driven by the media and by public awareness

Michael Cook

A statement of personal opinion on some of the effects of media discussion of issues with a records component. Appraisal of records for retention and the access to be given to…

The Intellectual Infrastructure Underpinning Records Management within Pfizer Central Research

Jean Samuel

In discussions with fellow professionals regarding the progress that Pfizer Central Research is having in installing and implementing its Central Electronic Archive (CEA) there is…

Records Management Education and Training World‐Wide: A General Overview of the Current Situation

Zawiyah M Yusof, Robert W Chell

This article is the result of a brief survey, conducted across the Internet by researchers from the Archives and Records Management Programme at the University of Wales at…

The Impact of Records Centres on the Management of Public Sector Records in Kenya

Henry N Kemoni

This study examines the role of records centres in relation to the management of public sector records in Kenya. It highlights the inadequacies of the Public Archives and…

Closure of a Government Agency ‐ Disposing of the Records

Sophie Philipson

Six months prior to its closure, Tyne and Wear Development Corporation, a government agency, appointed a records management professional to assist in the disposal of its records…