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Ethics for Records and Information Management

The scope and reach of information, driven by the explosive growth of information technologies and content types, has expanded dramatically over the past 30 years. The consequences of these changes to records and information management (RIM) professionals are profound, necessitating not only specialized knowledge but added responsibilities. RIM professionals require a professional ethics to guide them in their daily practice and to form a basis for developing and implementing organizational policies, and Mooradian’s new book provides a rigorous outline of such an ethics. Taking an authoritative principles/rules based approach to the subject, this book comprehensively addresses •the structure of ethics, outlining principles, moral rules, judgements, and exceptions; •ethical reasoning, from meaning and logic to dilemmas and decision methods; •the ethical core of RIM, discussing key topics such as organizational context, the positive value of accountability, conflicts of interest, and confidentiality; •important ethical concerns like copyright and intellectual property, whistleblowing, information leaks, disclosure, and privacy; and •the relationship between RIM ethics and information governance. An essential handbook for information professionals who manage records, archives, data, and other content, this book is also an ideal teaching text for students of information ethic

Review of Records and Information Management, 2nd Edition

Review of Records and Information Management, 2nd Edition

The Records and Information Management Policy and the Management of Public Sector Records in Zimbabwe

This article reveals the importance of using a records and information management policy in the course of managing public sector records in Zimbabwe. Records and information management policy is crafted and used to guide action pertaining to how records and information are managed within an organisation. The policy guides organisations concerning what is to be done, why, how and when. Using a case study of government ministries in Zimbabwe, this study interrogated the existence, application and importance of records and information management policies as well as the dangers of operating without such. The study revealed that most government ministries in Zimbabwe were operating without records and information management policies, an anomaly that contributed towards poor records management and poor service delivery, among other undesirable consequences. The study recommends that every ministry should have a National Archives of Zimbabwe-approved records and information management policy whose use is enforced and backed by senior management. This qualitative study collected data through interviews, document reviews and personal observation. Data were analysed thematically

Writing for Professional Development and for the Profession

The records and information management (RIM) field needs its professionals to write and contribute to the field’s knowledge, but many do not do so because they are not aware of many basic, helpful tools available to them. This brief essay reviews the tools that RIM professionals can draw on for professional writing