Change in the Task of Records Management: Standardization Studies and International Practices

Abstract

Traditionally records management applications consisted of the practice oriented programs comprising usually the records management in (mostly governmental) institutions. However, especially after 90s, records management concept has been comprehended and described broader than ever, because of the effects of changing conditions. Developments and globalization in social life and management approaches, fulfillment of the records processes in electronic media, and through electronic records management and communication technology, records management studies became more and more a concern of the international platform. In that scope, this study aims at evaluating the international and national regulations, standards and practical models in the area of records management.