Corporate Memory Records and Information Management in the Knowledge Age

• Main Author: Megill, Kenneth A
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Germany De Gruyter 2005; K.G. Saur; KG Saur; K. G. Saur; De Gruyter, Inc; Saur
• Edition: 2. Aufl.
• Subjects: Corporations; Corporations > Information services > Management; Documentation; Employment; Information and Documentation; Information resources management; Information retrieval; Information Science; Information services; Knowledge management; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / General; Libraries; Library & information sciences; Management; Organizational memory; Records; Records management; Workflow; Politik Gesellschaft; Politik Medien; Kultur Literatur Sprache
• ISBN: 3598440111; 9783598440113; 3598243715; 9783598243714
• DOI: 10.1515/9783598440113

Corporate memory' is the body of information that an organization needs to keep for re-use. It is the active and historical information that an organization has that is worth sharing, managing and preserving to enable it to function effectively. This book is aimed at records managers and archivists, who are responsible for maintaining and managing information within an organization. It describes fully the most up-to-date methods and approaches to this essential function. In addition, it also discusses the adoption of an international standard for record management.