The extensively updated fourth edition of this best-selling classic is an essential practical resource for anyone responsible for the creation, maintenance, management, control and use of electronic records created by computer, audio and video systems. Written by renowned author and educator William Saffady and co-published by ARMA International, this timely guide thoroughly examines the pertinent concepts, procedures, methods of protection and daily management guidelines involved in this rapidly expanding field. Saffady provides start-to-finish guidance for initiating effective programs for storing, retrieving and controlling electronic records, with coverage of vital components including: concepts and issues; storage media; file formats; the electronic records inventory; retention schedules; managing vital electronic records; and, managing electronic files and media. Valuable appendices provide suggestions for further study and research, and a comprehensive glossary defines important terms as they relate specifically to the records management arena.
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Dr William Saffady is a professor at the Palmer School of Library and Information Science, Long Island University in New York City. He is the author of many books and articles on records management, and is also an information management consultant. ARMA International is the leading global member organization for professionals in the field of records and information management.
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Terribly out-of-date, mostly irrelevant
Jun 9 2011
By Robert Smallwood
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Much of what is in this book is old, out-of-date information, and ridiculously fundamental in its coverage of e-records topics, many which are irrelevant. For instance, the author spends three full pages explaining floppy disks, which are "circular pieces of polyester coated with a magnetizable recording layer." The details of this outdated storage medium are hardly relevant today, and it just makes for arcane reading where important points are lost.
Is it really important for readers to know about EBCDIC, an "eight-bit character coding scheme developed by IBM in the 1960s"? (p. 62) Really?
This text does not mention AT ALL many topics relevant to managing electronic records today, such as: managing social media records, records management for cloud computing, SharePoint records management, or information governance. In addition, it only provides a regurgitation of the 2006 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP), rather than any insights or advice on preparation for e-discovery.
Parts of the book are 15 years out-of date, and most of the rest of it is filled with such dense, basic and arcane information that it is not helpful for records managers faced with challenges in today's business and technology environment.
What is most disappointing, is that ARMA, a quality organization of records management professionals, has chosen this book as its "official publication" on this very important and fast-moving topic.
Is it really important for readers to know about EBCDIC, an "eight-bit character coding scheme developed by IBM in the 1960s"? (p. 62) Really?
This text does not mention AT ALL many topics relevant to managing electronic records today, such as: managing social media records, records management for cloud computing, SharePoint records management, or information governance. In addition, it only provides a regurgitation of the 2006 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP), rather than any insights or advice on preparation for e-discovery.
Parts of the book are 15 years out-of date, and most of the rest of it is filled with such dense, basic and arcane information that it is not helpful for records managers faced with challenges in today's business and technology environment.
What is most disappointing, is that ARMA, a quality organization of records management professionals, has chosen this book as its "official publication" on this very important and fast-moving topic.
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