you are thinking to narrow, archvist on the international scene has a much 
broader definition than in the US, (certainly those countries that were part 
of the British Commonwealth and those with UN connections) it includes 
"living and active" records. In many cases the Records Manager works for the 
Archvist.

rlbailey
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Grahame Gould" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 8:11 PM
Subject: Re: [RM] Neurosurgeon = Records Manager!


> <snip> Of course the records manager only plays a part after
> the patient is dead. <end>
>
> You're thinking of an archivist.  Records Managers like to deal with the
> living and active (documents/file as well as people).
>
> That way we can make sure stuff is in the right place very early on,
> instead of trying to fix up someone else's mess.
>
> (Sorry to all you archivists out there - I'm sure my comments have the
> potential of being over-reacted to.  That's not what I mean.  Except in
> jest.)
>
> Grahame Gould
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