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| Purpose: This module aims to provide a frame of reference for the development of the theory of systems of arrangement and classification of records.
Practical guidelines are given concerning the arrangement of paper-based archives and collections. The different stages of sorting are explained so that they can be applied in practice. Arrangement and intellectual control by means of description are explained with regard to audiovisual material. Finding aids, with special reference to the inventory and the catalogue and their defined structures in archives, are also set out.
Records management and its implementations and value in the business sector are detailed. The major methods used and the steps taken with regard to the compilation of records inventories and the disposal of records are explained in the section on records management. Modern or present-day requirements regarding the inventory of electronic records are examined. The module also focuses on the arrangement of official records as prescribed by legislation and implemented by the National Archives of South Africa.
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