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81 Integrated document management A set of methods and technologies consisting of messaging & calendering, imaging & scanning, file/document tracking, electronic document management, electronic records management, workflow and search & retrieval functionalities, used to manage the classification, location, movement, security, auditing, retention, and disposal of an organisation’s paper-based and electronic documents. Local area network A computer network located within a relatively limited area such as a building. Also known as a LAN. LAN See Local area network. Medium The physical form of recorded information. Includes paper, film, disk, magnetic tape, and other materials on which information can be created. Metadata Background and technical information i.r.o. the information stored electronically. Network-attached storage Devices that plug into the network and appear on the network as storage locations or storage servers for example CD/DVD-ROM towers (juke boxes), etc. Open source software Software that is developed, tested, or improved through public collaboration and distributed with the idea that it must be shared with others, ensuring open future collaboration. Output Information transmitted from internal to external units of a computer, or to an external medium. Platform The underlying software used by a system and the hardware making up the computer. Public records A record created or received by a governmental body in pursuance of its activities, regardless of form or medium. Record Recorded information regardless of form (paper, for instance, is used in the form of correspondence files, maps, plans, registers, etc.) or medium (for instance paper, Managing electronic records_Policy Guidelines.doc First Edition Version 1.1 April 2003
82 microfilm or electronic media). Evidence of a transaction, preserved for the evidential information it contains. Record classification system: A plan for the systematic identification and arrangement of business activities and/or records into categories according to logically structured conventions, methods and procedural rules represented in the classification system. The records classification systems prescribed by the National Archives and Records Service are: filing system for correspondence systems and the schedule for records other than correspondence systems. Records control schedule This is the instrument to control records other than correspondence files, according to which such items are identified, retrieved and disposed of. Recordkeeping: Making and maintaining complete, accurate and reliable evidence of official business in the form of recorded information. Records management application A system that supports the medium to long term information needs of an office. It provides functionality over and above that of an electronic document management system to preserve the security, authenticity and integrity of records to enable the permanent preservation of records. Its primary management functions are – • to manage a corporate file plan to which records are filed; • maintaining the relationships between records and files, and between file series and the file plan; • identifying records that are due for disposal an managing the disposal process; • associating the contextual and structural data within a document; • constructing and managing audit trails; • managing record version control; • manages the integrity and reliability of records once they have been declared as such; • managing records in all formats in and integrated manner. Records other than correspondence files Records that do not form part of a correspondence of an office, e.g. minutes, registers, microfilms, electronic records, etc. Record system: A collection of policies procedures and systems, which capture information according to a records classification system, manage, store and provide access to records and their context over time. A.k.a recordkeeping system Refreshing Periodically moving records from one storage medium to another of the same kind. Managing electronic records_Policy Guidelines.doc First Edition Version 1.1 April 2003
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