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Introduction
Purpose and Scope
This glossary is intended for anyone whose work includes records and information management. Terms were included from numerous disciplines that have an impact on the profession, including records management, information technologies, legal, business, and archives.
Terms that have no particular records connotation were generally excluded. In addition, terms that have very specific and narrow usage and that are not common to records management, such as technical terms for archival or library science concepts and for specific technologies, were excluded.
Organization
This glossary contains two sections: Terms and Organizations. The Terms section is the alphabetical glossary. The Organizations section contains a listing with brief description of professional and trade organizations involved in records and information management.
Term Entries
Each term is followed in parentheses by its abbreviation (if applicable). Term headings are followed by their definition(s). Where more than one definition applies, the alternative definitions are numbered. Where alternate terminology exists, it is introduced by the phrase "also referred to as." Additional explanatory information may be included in a "Note" paragraph. Related entries in the glossary are cited by the use of "See also" cross-references. If the definition has been taken from another document, the referenced document is labeled as the "Source." Bracketed numbers in Source lines refer to the corresponding Bibliography entry where the complete citation can be found.
The following entry example is labeled to indicate the different types of information included.
