I'm going to be giving a talk to MLS students in a couple of weeks,
mainly about my own career and Multnomah County's Records Program
(primarily as a live breathing example of a Records Manager, although on
Monday mornings some of the staff here might argue with the adjective
"live"). One of the areas I anticipate that may come up is differences
between records management and archives in the private vs. public
sector. In my opinion, practice between the two has been diverging
increasingly over the years. 

 

I would be curious to hear others' thoughts on this. Here are some of my
own:

 

Private Sector:

            Greater emphasis on business process, bottom line;

            Wider use of advanced technologies;

            Heavy focus on protecting against litigation;

            Lower degree of external regulation; and

            Lower support for archives.

 

Public Sector

            Greater emphasis on meeting multiple stakeholder needs,
regulatory compliance;

            Less use of advanced technologies;

            Heavy focus on public access;

            Higher degree of external regulation; and

            Higher support for archives.

 

Any other opinions?

 

Dwight Wallis, CRM

Records Administrator

Multnomah County Fleet, Records, Electronics, Distribution and Stores
(FREDS)

1620 S.E. 190th Avenue

Portland, OR 97233

Phone: (503)988-3741

Fax: (503)988-3754

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Dwight Wallis, CRM

Records Administrator

Multnomah County Fleet, Records, Electronics, Distribution and Stores
(FREDS)

1620 S.E. 190th Avenue

Portland, OR 97233

Phone: (503)988-3741

Fax: (503)988-3754

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