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The irmt worked with local policy makers, stakeholders and records professionals to develop and implement and sustainable legal and regulatory records and information management frameworks. Ultimately, records management ensures that institutional records of vital historical, fiscal, and legal value are identified and preserved, and that nonessential records are discarded in a timely manner according to established guidelines and identified legislation. Federal records act of 1950, as amended, provides the legal framework for federal records management, including. Ultimately, records management ensures that institutional records of vital historical, fiscal, and legal value are identified and preserved, and that nonessential records are discarded in a timely manner. Archives and records management education and training in. International records management trust to support the development of records management through technical and capacitybuilding projects and through research and education projects. Mafu 9603751 a thesis submitted in fulfillment of the requirements of a masters degree in library and information science m. Records appraisal and scheduling standard for state agencies. Those records that are accessed only occasionally for reference or to meet audit or legal obligations are called inactive records and are housed in a arecords center that is location in less expensive space that is set up for maximum storage efficiency.
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