University of Northampton Records Management
What are records?
Information created, received, and maintained as evidence and information by an organisation... in pursuance of legal obligations or in the transaction of business.
International Standard on Records Management (ISO 15489)
A record can be in any format, such as electronic or paper, and relates to information received or generated by us as a trigger for, or evidence of, a business transaction.
- » Records Management policy, classification and retention scheme
- » Glossary of useful Records Management terms
- » Records which may be routinely destroyed locally
- » Naming of documents and folders guidance (Word)
- » Version control of documents and records (Word)
- » Data Protection Act
- » Some basic advice on password protection and encryption (Word)
- » Freedom of Information