Further Information
Practical Experience to Which You Can Refer
During 2002-3 JISC initiated a number of practical research projects on particular aspects of records management in FE Colleges under the Supporting Institutional Records Management Programme. A number of these studies have been cited at appropriate points in this infoKit.
The following are probably the most immediately useful. The full reports will be found following the links below:
A Flexible Framework for Institutional Records Management (AFFIRM)
Developing records management programmes in FEIs
Establishing Good practice in FE records management
The Model Action Plan in an FE context
North Wales Records Management Consortium - This was a study of the record keeping practices of HR Departments in a University and College in North Wales.
Other Sources of Information and Training
The best way of keeping up-to-date with current concerns in the field of records and information management is to look at the JISC list-serves noted in the introduction to this infoKit, and to read the journals of the appropriate professional Societies. These are:
Journal of the Society of Archivists (Society of Archivists, UK)
Records Management Society Bulletin (Records Management Society of Great Britain)
Electronic Library and Information Systems Journal and Records Management Journal (ASLIB, UK)
Each of the above Societies runs short courses, usually 1-2 days on particular aspects of records management. Information about these courses is always available on the appropriate web-site. These are:
Society of Archivists - www.archives.org.uk
Records Management Society of Great Britain - www.rms-gb.org.uk
ASLIB - www.aslib.com
There are two main commercialhave developed distance learning courses which are available in total or as individual modules. These are; Northumbria University; University College of Wales, Aberystwyth and University of Dundee.
