Public Sector Records Management

Kelvin Smith is Head of the Accessions Management Unit of The National Archives, UK. Particular specialisations include records appraisal and archiving, records management standards and the promotion of records management in Government. He drafted the Lord Chancellor's Code of Practice on the Management of Records under FOI and developed Model Action Plans for compliance with the Code. He has also had published Freedom of Information: A practical guide to implementing the Act (CILIP- facet publishing). As well as being a regular presenter of records management issues at conferences, workshops and seminars, he has undertaken frequent assignments in developing countries, mainly in East and Southern Africa, on behalf of the International Records Management Trust, and is Honorary Secretary of the Association of Commonwealth Archivists and Records Managers. He is also a member of the Council of the Society of Archivists and Chair of its Education, Training and Development Committee.

Introduction; Chapter 1 The records management function; Chapter 2 Compliance and regulation; Chapter 3 Record creation and classification; Chapter 4 Records maintenance; Chapter 5 Records appraisal; Chapter 6 Archiving; Chapter 7 Access to records; Chapter 8 Roles and responsibilities; Chapter 9 Training and development; Chapter 10 The future: developing an integrated programme;