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

by Geoffrey Yeo (Author)

• New

  Paperback
  2018

  $109.48

  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 information, we become lost in a hall of mirrors', Yeo considers
  different understandings of the concept of 'information' and their
  applicability to the field of archives and records management. He also
  looks at the world of data science and data administration, and asks whether
  and how far recent work in this area can enhance our knowledge of how records
  function and how they relate to the information universe.

  
  

  
  

  Key topics covered include:

  
  

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  • The keeping of
    records: a brief historical overview
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  • Thinking about
    records and archives: the transition to the digital
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  • Archivists,
    records managers and the allure of information
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  • Finding a way
    through the hall of mirrors: concepts of information
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  • Records and
    data
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  • Why records are
    not (just) information; understanding records in the digital era.
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  This thought provoking and timely book is primarily
  intended for records managers and archivists, but should also be of interest to
  professionals in a range of information-related disciplines. In addressing the
  place of record-keeping in contemporary information culture, it aims to
  provide a balance of theory and practice that will appeal to practitioners as
  well as students and academics around the world.