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Record Keeping 1
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is records and information management? | the systematic control of all records from creation to disposition |
| What are records used for? | to document information needed for complying with regulations and transactions of an organization. |
| What does Legislation do? | balances and protects an individuals right ot privacy, the public s access to info and the quest for national security. |
| What do management functions include? | planning, organizing, leading and controlling |
| What does the life cycle of records include? | creation, distribution, use, maintenance and disposition. |
| What opportunities exists in records management? | Forms Analyst/Supervisor- Records Analyst/Records Center Supervisor Records Clerk/Reports Supervisor Records Management and Administrator |
| What three rights are addressed by legislation? | Rights to privacy - Public's access to information - National Security |
| What is unstructured information? | Is information that consists outside of the data base system. |
| How does the Privacy Act impact you? | The privacy act works to keep you safe from personal info leaking out. |
| Why is filing only one part of records and information management? | There are 5 phases in the life cycle of the the management of records. After it is filed it must be maintained and or used and disposition may be applied as well. |
| Goals of the records and information management program | To provide accurate, timely information whenever and wherever it is needed. To provide info at the lowest possible cost - To determine methods for evaluating all phases of the records and info management program. |
| What are common problems in records systems? | management - human problems - inefficient filing procedures - poor use of equipment - Inefficient use of space - Excessive records costs |
| CIO and CKO | Chief information officer - Chief Knowledge Officer |
| What opportunities for work exist for records management? | Operating level - Supervisory level - Operating level. |
| How are records classified? | By Use - Place of Use - Value to the firm |
| What are the 4 categories of records? | Vital - nonessential - important - useful |
| Classification by use includes | transaction documents and reference documents |
| Classification by PLACE of use | refers to external and internal records |
| Classification by Value of the Record to the Firm includes` | Useful - vital - nonessential - important |