Records and information management from top to bottom
NEWS For Immediate Release May 7, 2013
Contact: Rob Christopher
CHICAGO — Benefiting LIS students and professionals alike, “Records and Information Management,” by Patricia C. Franks, published by ALA Neal-Schuman, presents complete coverage of the records and information lifecycle model. Encompassing paper, electronic (databases, office suites, email) and new media records (blogs, wikis), as well as records residing in “the cloud” (software as a service), the text addresses a full range of topics, including:
- The origins and development of records and information;
- The discipline of information governance;
- Creation/capture, classification and file plan development;
- Retention strategies;
- Access, storage and retrieval;
- Electronic records and electronic records management systems;
- Emerging technologies such as Web records, social media and mobile devices;
- Vital records, disaster preparedness and recovery and business continuity;
- Monitoring, auditing and risk management;
- Inactive records management, archives and long-term preservation;
- Education and training;
- Developing a strategic records management plan.
Franks is an associate Professor in the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at San José State University in California, where she serves as the Master of Archives and Records Administration (MARA) program coordinator and the SLIS Internship Program Coordinator. She supervises virtual interns and teaches courses related to information organizations and management, archival studies and records management. Her professional activities include working with ARMA International, most recently as Consensus Group Leader for both ANSI/ARMA 1-2011 Implications of Web-Based, Collaborative Technologies in Records Management and ARMA TR 21-2012 Using Social Media in Organizations.
ALA Store purchases fund advocacy, awareness and accreditation programs for library professionals worldwide. Founded in 1976 by Patricia Glass Schuman and John Vincent Neal, Neal-Schuman Publishers, now an imprint of ALA Publishing, publishes professional books for librarians, archivists, and knowledge managers. Contact us at (800) 545-2433, ext. 5418, or editionsmarketing@ala.org.
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