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Considering the statement below, discuss the differences and/or similarities between records management and archives.

"To some, archive means saving just about everything; to a records manager archive means saving the right things for a specified length of time so that information can be retrieved efficiently to address business requirements and for effective decision making."

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Records Management vs. Archives

Considering the statement below, discuss the differences and/or similarities between records management and archives.

"To some archive means saving just about everything; to a records manager archive means saving the right things for a specified length of time so that information can be retrieved efficiently to address business requirements and for effective decision making."

According to the ISO 15489:2001 standard, Records Management is "the field of management responsible for the efficient and systematic control of the creation, receipt, maintenance, use and disposition of records, including the processes for capturing and maintaining evidence of and information about business activities and ...

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