This newest edition of a practical text provides an understanding of the scope and problems of the administrative management of records. Changes in this edition include expanded coverage of all components of records management, more detailed information on careers in records management, rewritten chapters on technology, and extensive updating of the appendixes. Focus is placed on systems approach to managing information recorded in any form and useful guidelines for everything from establishing a records management system to handling paper and electronic media. The book also emphasizes managing and controlling documents from the time of their creation until their disposition and prepares the reader to deal with the integration of paper, microfilm and digital records. Current and future records managers are shown how to create a system that incorporates both paper and electronics.