On 10/10/07, Melissa Guenther <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Does anyone have a crystal clear, easy to apply definition for either
> Office of Record or Record Owner?    If anyone has any analogies, that
> would even be better!  I have a large group of individuals that arte
> really struggling with the concept and would appreciate anyone's help if
> you have encountered a similar challenge.
>

From the ARMA Glossary:

Office of Origin:
The department or other organizational unit that creates or originally
receives a record

Office of Record:
An office designated to maintain the record or official copy of a particular
record in an organization

Record:
Recorded information, regardless of medium or characteristics, made or
received by an organization in pursuance of legal obligations or in the
transaction of business

Record Copy:
The original or official copy of a record that is retained for legal,
operational, or historic purposes

Larry


-- 
Larry Medina
Danville, CA
RIM Professional since 1972

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