Preservation, access and technology challenges: Archives and records of 21st century

• Main Authors: Johare, Rusnah, Rahim, Hasnah
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: HD28 Management. Industrial Management
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/11525/1/522.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/11525/; http://www.kmice.cms.net.my/

Archives, libraries and museums play a critical role in organizing, preserving and providing access to the cultural and historical resources of society.Issues on developing the right strategies for implementation to deal with digital preservation and access in an electronic environment are highlighted.This paper also focuses on the need to review current laws and regulations to accommodate digital preservation as well as the questions of redefining roles and responsibilities of the key players and their education and training in digital preservation.Introducing new regulations is crucial to empower the archives with authority to intervene in current records management.This paper explains how effective records management strategy will contribute to knowledge management, and thereby support the business sustainability of an organization.The relationship between records management and knowledge management is identified as a collaborative one with a philosophical basis of providing resources to people who need them.