preservation

Archival records are the by-product of human activity retained for their long term value.  The are contemporary records created by individuals and organisation as they go about their business and there they provide a direct window on past events of an organisation or an individual.  They come in a wide range of formats including written, photographic, moving images, sound, digital and analogue.  An archive is a repository or room or building where archival materials are preserved for present and future reference.  The archival records are unique in that they are usually original documents p

From as early as the 1980s, software applications emerged to assist records management professionals manage diverse digital content as these applications increased in number and sophistication, different terms were used to describe them as, Electronic Document Management Systems (EDMS),Electronic Records Management Systems (ERMS),Integrated Document and Records Manageme