Records Management

Dublin Core Metadata Initiative - Open forum to develop the Dublin Core metadata standard.
http://dublincore.org/

Managing Information - News and articles covering both public and private sectors. Topics include copyright, patents, trademarks, knowledge management, data protection, freedom of information, intellectual property, taxonomy and customer care.
http://www.managinginformation.com/

Study of the Records Lifecycle - A function activity model and record retention schedule for higher education institutions in the UK.
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=srl_structure

Indiana University: Electronic Records Management - A site detailing electronic recordkeeping at Indiana University. Includes documentation relating to the electronic RM project, and various papers and presentations.
http://www.libraries.iub.edu/index.php?pageId=3313

EDRMS Knowledgebase - Coverage of software packages for Records Management and other facets of Information Management, including TRIM Context.
http://www.edrms.com.au

JISC Records Management infoKit - This infoKit is aimed at people in Further and Higher Education who are new to the discipline of records management. The infoKit provides a framework based on a simplified version of the Australian National Archives DIRKS programme for managing business information.
http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/InfoKits/records-management

Records Management UK Mailing List - A mailing list for UK records management professionals.
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/RECORDS-MANAGEMENT-UK.html

MoReq2 Project - update and extension of the Model requirements for ERM - Home page for the MoReq2 Project for the update and extension of the Model requirements for Electronic Records Management. The original version of this document has, in the five years since it was published, become a defacto standard for ERM and has been translated into ten languages.
http://www.moreq2.eu

Records Continuum Research Group (Monash University) - The Records Continuum Research Group (RCRG) is looking at methods of analysis which enable records to be controlled at different points in time throughout their lifespan. This includes the way records are represented, used, retrieved and disseminated. The group is also looking into how continuum models apply to information management and data archiving.
http://www.sims.monash.edu.au/research/rcrg/

Archives Ireland - Portal site for Irish records management. Includes news stories, links to professional organisations, consultants and providers of professional services, downloads for relevant standards and legislation and impartial advice.
http://www.archives.ie/

Vital Records Protection - Dedicated to providing educational information about the protection of important official records from fire, disasters, theft and other dangers to risk management experts, small business owners, government officials, and corporate executives.
http://www.vitalrecordsprotection.org/

The National Archives: Records Management - The National Archives provides advice and guidance to records managers across UK central government.
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/recordsmanagement/

The Information Commissioner's Office - Office responsible for the enforcement of the UK Data Protection Act 1998 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
http://www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk/

JISC Freedom of Information - Freedom of Information advice and guidance from JISC for UK further and higher education institutions.
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=issue_freedom

Metadata and Electronic Document Management - Notes on metadata and data management (digital library and electronic document management).
http://www.tomw.net.au/2005/dm/

JISC infoNet - Electronic Document and Records Management System Implementation Toolkit - The objective of this toolkit is to provide Records Managers and other information professionals with a 'one-stop shop' for impartial, detailed and practical advice of use during all the stages of a proposed or actual EDRM system implementation that is free from vendor bias and specific to the needs of the FE/HE sector.
http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/InfoKits/edrm/index_html

International Records Management Trust - A non-profit organisation developing new approaches to the problems of managing public sector records in developing countries. Includes information on its educational, research and country project work.
http://www.irmt.org/

Victorian Electronic Records Strategy - The Electronic Records Strategy from the Public Record Office, Victoria, Australia. The Victorian Electronic Records Strategy or VERS is a framework of standards, guidance and implementation projects which is centred around the goal of reliably and authentically archiving electronic records created or managed by the Victorian government.
http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/vers/welcome.htm