Corporate memory : : records and information management in the knowledge age / / Kenneth A. Megill.

• Author: Megill, Kenneth A., 1939-
• Place / Publishing House: Munchen, Germany : : K.G. Saur,, 2005.
• Year of Publication: 2005
• Edition: 2nd ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Gale eBooks
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 143 pages)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Introduction --; CHAPTER ONE. Empowerment --; CHAPTER TWO. The memory problem --; CHAPTER THREE. The corporate memory and Records Management --; CHAPTER FOUR. The document as a verb --; CHAPTER FIVE. Valuing documents --; CHAPTER SIX. The corporate memory manager --; CHAPTER SEVEN. The technologies --; CHAPTER EIGHT. Performance Centered Learning --; CHAPTER NINE. Workflow --; CHAPTER TEN. Improvements --; CHAPTER ELEVEN. Making it happen --; Backmatter
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [125]-134) and index.
• ISBN: 1282073664; 9786612073663; 3598440111
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Kenneth A. Megill.

'Corporate memory' is the body of information that an organization needs to keep for re-use. It is the active and historical information that an organization has that is worth sharing, managing and preserving to enable it to function effectively. This book is aimed at records managers and archivists, who are responsible for maintaining and managing information within an organization. It describes fully the most up-to-date methods and approaches to this essential function. In addition, it also discusses the adoption of an international standard for record management.