First Published in 1998. The purpose of this book is to provide resource material for the development of practical record keeping for staff working with pupils with special educational needs. Particular reference is made to pupils with severe learning difficulties, though the activities are relevant to all areas of special educational needs including staff and pupils in mainstream schools. The activities are intended for all staff: teachers, learning support assistants, nursery nurses and teachers' assistants.

Records management has undergone significant change in recent years, owing to the introduction of freedom of information legislation as well as the development of e-government and e-business and the need to manage records effectively in both the private and public sector. There are very few purely practical texts for records managers and this book aims to fill that gap. The author has spent his entire career in public sector records management and has contributed to records management standards for governments around the world. The text is wholly practical and written at an accessible level. Although the author discusses legislation and examples from the UK, the book is relevant to public sector records management at an international level. It will be essential reading for professionals in record management posts as well as anyone who is responsible for record keeping as part of their operational duties.

Records Management is the classic guide to alleviating a perennial business problem: how to find information that's needed and sort it out from the avalanche of paper and data that's not. This completely updated edition shows records managers like yourself - whether you're experienced or new to the field - how to establish and maintain a first-rate program. The volume explains what information is essential to keep, what's practical and legal to toss, and how to organize it all for quick and easy retrieval. It explores both current takes on traditional systems and the latest advancements in imaging technology and CD-ROM. Plus, the author shows you how to effectively protect your organization's vital records - its very lifeblood - from destruction. This new edition of Records Management even includes a crucial new chapter on developing your project management skills - a key to success on the job today. Records Management leads you through the entire process, beginning at the moment a record is created and ending with its ultimate destruction. It shows you how to sell your program to senior management, develop a records retention schedule, store and index records properly, manage your company's vast and diverse files, and much more.

This dynamic book considers whether and how the management of records (and archives) differs from the management of information (and data). Can archives and records management still make a distinctive contribution in the 21st century, or are they now being dissolved into a wider world of information governance? What should be our conceptual understanding of records in the digital era? What are the practical implications of the information revolution for the work of archivists and records managers? Geoffrey Yeo, a distinguished expert in the global field, explores concepts of 'records' and 'archives' and sets today's record-keeping and archival practices in their historical context. He examines changing perceptions of records management and archival work, and asks whether and how far understandings derived from the fields of information management and data administration can enhance our knowledge of how records function. He argues that concepts of information and data cannot provide a fully adequate basis for reflective professional thinking about records and that record-keeping practices still have distinct and important roles to play in contemporary society. This thought-provoking and timely book is primarily intended for records managers and archivists, but should also be of interest to professionals in a range of information-related disciplines. It aims to provide a balance of theory and practice that will appeal to practitioners as well as students and academics around the world.

This book provides an essential framework for understanding record keeping within legal, ethical, supervisory, and clinical contexts. More than a simple reference book, it introduces the concept of using records as therapeutic tools to strengthen the therapeutic relationship and facilitate clinical supervision

This practical how-to-do-it guide is ideal for professionals involved in the management of archives and records, especially if they are just starting out or without formal training. The book covers all aspects of recordkeeping and archives management. It follows the records’ journey from creation, through the application of classification and access techniques, evaluation for business, legal and historical value and finally to destruction or preservation and access in the archive. Based on the internationally renowned training days run by the author and her business partner, The No-nonsense Guide to Archives and Recordkeeping deals with records and archives in all formats. It utilizes checklists, practical exercises, sample documentation, case studies and helpful diagrams to ensure a very accessible and pragmatic approach, allowing anyone to get to grips with the basics quickly. The book is divided into four main work areas: - current records: including creation, filing, classification and security - records management: including aims, risks, planning, preparation and delivery - archives management: including collecting policies, intellectual property rights, appraisal, digitization and outreach - archival preservation: including policy, disaster prevention and repositories. This one-stop-shop will be essential for a wide readership including archives and records assistants, librarians, information managers and IT professionals responsible for archives and records and managers of archives staff.

Newly revised and updated to more thoroughly address our increasingly digital world, including integration of digital records and audiovisual records into each chapter, it remains the clearest and most comprehensive guide to the discipline.