Here is my thought,
A document is not a document when it is a copy generated from another source unless said document once received becomes the true copy for your business or personal needs.
An attachment to an email that is internal and the source is the owner of said attachment.  
A document is not a document when it has no intrinsic value to business or protection of quality of life. 
I will now proceed to my bunker and await the fallout on this.

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From: Records Management Program [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Manago, William M
Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 9:39 AM
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Subject: When is a document not a document

Hello all,

I am preparing an article, that I hope will be published in an upcoming issue of the Infonomics magazine to answer the above question.  Part of the article will discuss the traditional definitions of documents and records. I would like to get current views on the following question, regarding one of the qualifications of a document as a record: can a document rise to the level of a record, if the document has not been formally transmitted to or communicated with one or more recipients?

I look forward to an interesting debate among, as Jesse puts it, the august members of this esteemed group.



Bill Manago, CRM
Director, Records Management Practice
CA, Information Governance
Tel: +1-954.482.2977
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