(Note - the image above is a small ticket dated 1956 from my grandmother's visit to Denmark. I used this because the word 'Kontrolbillet' seemed appropriate for this post.) In response to several queries about this following my previous post about whether it is possible to manage records as data, it seemed apparent that the … Continue reading Data-based records
Month: July 2020
Managing digital records as data
(Note - while drafting this post I became aware of an MA Dissertation on the subject of 'Artificial Intelligence and Record-keeping' being developed by Mohamed Ben Tahayekt at University College London. I have not had access to this material but I believe some of the concepts may be similar to those outlined in this post.) … Continue reading Managing digital records as data
Microsoft 365 – Options for collating, grouping and aggregating records
The international standard for records management, ISO 15489-1:2016 (‘Information and documentation – Records management – Part 1: Concepts and Principles’), defines records as 'information created, received, and maintained as evidence and as an asset by an organization or person, in pursuit of legal obligations or in the transaction of business'. Among other things, the standard notes that … Continue reading Microsoft 365 – Options for collating, grouping and aggregating records