Records, information and data : exploring the role of record-keeping in an information culture /
Yeo, Geoffrey
Records, information and data : exploring the role of record-keeping in an information culture / Geoffrey Yeo. - xvi, 208 pages ;
Series information from publisher's Web site.
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 records management and archival work, and asks whether and how far understandings derived from the fields of information management and data administration can enhance our knowledge of how records function. He argues that concepts of information and data cannot provide a fully adequate basis for reflective professional thinking about records and that record-keeping practices still have distinct and important roles to play in contemporary society. 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. It aims to provide a balance of theory and practice that will appeal to practitioners as well as students and academics around the world. -- From back cover.
9781783302260 1783302267 9781783302277 1783302275
Information organization.
Records--Management.
Archives.
Records.
Organisation de l'information.
Archives.
Records.
Information organization.
Archives.
Records--Management.
Z666.5 / .Y46 2018
025
Records, information and data : exploring the role of record-keeping in an information culture / Geoffrey Yeo. - xvi, 208 pages ;
Series information from publisher's Web site.
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 records management and archival work, and asks whether and how far understandings derived from the fields of information management and data administration can enhance our knowledge of how records function. He argues that concepts of information and data cannot provide a fully adequate basis for reflective professional thinking about records and that record-keeping practices still have distinct and important roles to play in contemporary society. 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. It aims to provide a balance of theory and practice that will appeal to practitioners as well as students and academics around the world. -- From back cover.
9781783302260 1783302267 9781783302277 1783302275
Information organization.
Records--Management.
Archives.
Records.
Organisation de l'information.
Archives.
Records.
Information organization.
Archives.
Records--Management.
Z666.5 / .Y46 2018
025