Records Management
Records Management
Records Management
Formative Assessment #1
Introduction to Records Management
1. Define “record”.
Records are information that has been recorded. Records are defined by the
International Standards Organization (ISO) as information created, received, and
preserved as proof and information by an organization or person in order to
comply with legal requirements or do business.
Every office has storage space issues and must make decisions about which data
to keep and which to trash. The goal of records management is to ensure
efficiency and economy in the creation, use, maintenance, and disposal of records.
3. What are the non-financial records that a cooperative maintains?
Non-Financial Records (other than formulae) and such operating statistics and
other information about the Business and the Corporate Group's assets as the
Purchaser may reasonably seek from time to time.
4. In your personal life, how do you manage your documents or files? Share your best
practices in personal records management.
Non-financial records definition. Law Insider. (n.d.). Retrieved May 21, 2022, from
https://www.lawinsider.com/dictionary/non-financial-records