LIBR 257-10
Records Management
Summer 2005

Instructor: Dr. Nancy Burns
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Course Description

This course develops the role of records management as an adjunct to, and diversification of, library and information management skills. Records management is concerned with the life cycle of a record from creation until ultimate destruction or retention in an archive.

Course Objectives

At the completion of this course a student should be able to:

• complete a records inventory
• classify documents in a variety of schemes
• comprehend and define a retention schedule
• manage a records department
• provide records management services.

This course addresses the teaching goal of the School: Teaching students the major theories, important principles, and current practice in the following areas: The principles and practices of management as specifically applied to information environments; One or more specialized aspects of information management;Other relevant disciplines.

Textbooks

Required
Robek, Brown & Stephens. (1995). Information and records management. 4th Ed. Glencoe.

Stephens, David and Wallace, Roderick. (2003). Electronic Records Retention: New Strategies for Data Life Cycle Management. Lenexa, KS: ARMA International.

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Requirements

Reasonable Accommodation of Disabilities
Students who need accommodation due to a disability must register with SJSU's Disability Resource Center (DRC) during the first three weeks of the semester. The Center will work with the students to determine the disability, document it, and determine the services and accommodations necessary for student success. Then, the DRC will contact the faculty member to determine the types of consideration necessary.

Students attending the Fullerton campus should first contact the Disability Resource Center in San Jose since they are SJSU students. The DRC will then direct the students to supporting resources on the Fullerton campus.

The DRC Web site: http://www.drc.sjsu.edu/

Academic Integrity
Read the SJSU Academic Integrity Policy
http://www2.sjsu.edu/senate/S04-12.pdf

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Assignments and Grading

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