Records management is the field of management responsible for efficient and systematic control of the creation, receipt, maintenance, use, and disposition of the records of a business or organization. There are two reasons for retaining non-current records. First is to satisfy the legal and fiduciary responsibilities of the organization for specific periods of time; second is to permanently retain those records which document the history of the institution. Not all academic or research institutions have a records management program. In those that do, administration of the program may be the responsibility of staff in an archives department, a special collections department or library, a remote shelving facility, or some other unit. This survey explored how many ARL member libraries are responsible for an institutional records management program, what models they follow, what practices they follow, and who pays for records management.

SPEC Kit 305: Records Management

Politics & Social Sciences

Center Jr., Clark E.

Social Sciences

Association of Research Libraries

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SPEC Kit 305: Records Management