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The use of the word buckets is no doubt an artifact of our beloved
American tradition of taking a thing or concept and shortening it into
something that's easy to pronounce and doesn't have too many syllables.
Or maybe it's an artifact of a similar custom down there in the Land of
Oz. I certainly can't imagine Americans or Aussies standing around
talking about the "large folder concept" or "broad folder theory" or
"aggregated, large-category file structure theory" or anything along
those line. You can't really spit those out rapid-fire, which is our
preferred mode of communication.
Glen Sanderson wrote:
> We talk about buckets a lot in Records, the first time I heard the term used was in 1992 during a discussion about indexed searches versus folder navigation.
> I have heard "The big bucket theory of retention"
> Putting documents in buckets to organize.
> A Google search for records and buckets came up with some interesting finds
> Did you know that Indiana has a Bucket Manager -http://www.in.gov/library/files/Cataloging_Training_Manual_Chapter19.pdf
> Contradictions?
> Big buckets for simplifying records retention schedules.
> Do Big Buckets = Big Headaches?
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> My question is, why did we start using that term? Wouldn't a descriptive word more in line with Records Management like folder or box be more appropriate?
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