When staring at the list of GARP/“The Principles” (or whatever you want to
call them) back in the spring, it struck me that our professional
principles are not just guidelines for protecting our institutions, but
are, more significantly, in the spirit of social justice. As will be shown,
this is not a sappy or maudlin reflection on records management. And it’s
not merely rhetorical. It’s a fact that can get buried in the day-to-day
thrusts of what we do. This may be obvious, old news to most RMs, but it
still warrants deliberate and periodic reflection.

As I’ve referenced earlier <http://bit.ly/1or4I2X>, we can’t read through
the news without stumbling upon a records mismanagement story or several –
every day. These stories reflect everything from ignorance and negligence
to malicious obstruction and criminal activity. The principles are
interrelated, and a single injustice or bad act can cut across and against
several of them. We can briefly walk through the principles and show how
they counter irresponsible and evil record-related activities that
adversely impact social justice. It’s all about “doing the right thing” by
our records.

http://bit.ly/11ABdXK

http://bit.ly/11ABdXK+




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