Recordkeeping in International Organizations: Archives in Transition in Digital, Networked Environments

Recordkeeping in International Organizations is a comprehensive treatment of international organizations from a recordkeeping perspective, illustrating how recordkeeping can play a vital role in improving global social conditions. It offers practical insights and critical reflections on the effective management, protection, and archiving of records, and provides guidance in the areas of archives, records, and information management for the future.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 246 pages
\n Publication date: 30 December 2020
\n Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Recordkeeping in International Organizations is a comprehensive and insightful exploration of international organizations from a recordkeeping perspective, highlighting the crucial role that recordkeeping plays in improving global social conditions. The book demonstrates that organizations have both a responsibility and an incentive to effectively manage their records in order to make informed decisions, remain accountable to stakeholders, and preserve institutional history.

The book offers practical insights and critical reflections on the effective management, protection, and archiving of records, providing guidance in the areas of archives, records, and information management for the future. It addresses a wide range of topics, including educational requirements for recordkeeping professionals, communication policies, data protection and privacy, cloud computing, classification and declassification policies, artificial intelligence, risk management, enterprise architecture, and the concepts of extraterritoriality and inviolability of archives.

Furthermore, the book offers perspectives on how digital recordkeeping can support the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the accompanying Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It explores how digital recordkeeping can facilitate the collection, storage, and dissemination of information, as well as how it can support the monitoring and evaluation of progress towards achieving the SDGs.

The book is written in a clear and accessible style, making it accessible to a wide range of readers, including records and archives professionals, information technology, legal, security, management, and leadership staff, as well as students and scholars engaged in the study of records, archives, and information management, information technology, information security, and law.

Overall, Recordkeeping in International Organizations is a valuable resource for anyone interested in understanding the role of recordkeeping in international organizations and its potential to contribute to positive social change.

\n Weight: 408g\n
Dimension: 154 x 235 x 21 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780367365585\n \n