Recordkeeping

<p ><b>Records management</b>, or&nbsp;<b>RM</b>, is the practice of maintaining the records of an organization from the time they are created up to their eventual disposal. This may include classifying, storing, securing, and destruction (or in some cases, archival preservation) of records.</p>

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A record can be either a tangible object or&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital" title="Digital" >digital</a>&nbsp;information: for example,&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_certificate" title="Birth certificate" >birth certificates</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-ray" title="X-ray" >medical x-rays</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office" title="Office" >office</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Document" title="Document" >documents</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database" title="Database" >databases</a>,<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_software" title="Application software" >application</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data" title="Data" >data</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-mail" title="E-mail" class="mw-redirect" >e-mail</a>. Records management is primarily concerned with the evidence of an organization's activities, and is usually applied according to the value of the records rather than their physical format.

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<h2 >See also</h2>

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<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Archives_and_Records_Administration" title="National Archives and Records Administration" >National Archives and Records Administration</a>&nbsp;(United States)</li>

<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIRKS" title="DIRKS" >DIRKS</a>, Design and Implementation Of Record Keeping Systems</li>

<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_National_Archives_(UK)" title="The National Archives (UK)" class="mw-redirect" >The National Archives (UK)</a>, The National Archives</li>

<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picture_archiving_and_communication_system" title="Picture archiving and communication system" >Picture archiving and communication system</a></li>

<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relational_database_management_system" title="Relational database management system" >Relational database management system</a></li>

<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_Criteria_Standard_for_Electronic_Records_Management_Software_Applications" title="Design Criteria Standard for Electronic Records Management Software Applications" >Design Criteria Standard for Electronic Records Management Software Applications</a></li>

<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paperless_Office" title="Paperless Office" class="mw-redirect" >Paperless Office</a></li>

<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enterprise_content_management" title="Enterprise content management" >Enterprise content management</a>&nbsp;(ECM)</li>

<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Document_Management" title="Document Management" class="mw-redirect" >Document Management</a></li>

<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Document_Imaging" title="Document Imaging" class="mw-redirect" >Document Imaging</a></li>

<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_memory" title="Corporate memory" class="mw-redirect" >Corporate memory</a></li>

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