COURSE DESCRIPTION
Addresses the major issues and challenges facing the archival/records management professions in their quest to manage electronic records. Students will study and evaluate the impact automation has had on archival theory and practice, analyzing various models and strategies archivists have developed to manage electronic records.
EXTENDED COURSE DESCRIPTION
General examination of the document life-cycle of organizational records: generation and control; information storage, and retrieval systems using various technologies; protection and disposition; retention regulations and practices. Discussion of how records management concepts and contexts differ from archives and library organization and retrieval systems. Application of general records management theory to all media.
What You’ll Learn:
- To assess organizational records/information
- To PRACTICALLY apply proper retention and disposition to records
- To define the value of a record and identify the complete life-cycle of information
About the Instructor:
Steve Dalina is employed as the Director for Rutgers University Business. He oversees the Records Management program for the University. He also serves as Co-adjunct Professor in the School of Informatics and Computing. He earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Rider University and has a Master of Library and Information Science Degree from Rutgers University.
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