■Electronic records management  ■Effect of government policies on record management  ■Strategic developments in both the public and private sectors  ■Systems design and implementation  ■Models for records management  ■Best practice, standards and guidelines  ■Risk management and business continuity  ■Performance measurement  ■Continuing professional development  ■Consortia and co-operation  ■Marketing  ■Preservation  ■Legal and ethical issues

The Records Management Journal covers the following topics: electronic records management, the impact of government policies on record management, strategic developments in both the public and private sectors, systems design and implementation, models for records management, best practices, standards and guidelines, risk management and business continuity, performance measurement, continuing professional development, consortia and cooperation, marketing, preservation, and legal and ethical issues.

《Records Management Journal》涵盖以下主题：电子记录管理、政府政策对记录管理的影响、公共和私营部门的战略发展、系统设计与实施、记录管理模型、最佳实践、标准与指南、风险管理与业务连续性、绩效测量、持续职业发展、合作与联盟、市场营销、保存以及法律和伦理问题。

Records Management Journal

Purpose This paper aims to present findings from research undertaken in Australian construction companies that describes some issues faced in the management of records on large‐scale projects. Design/methodology/approach Ethnographic data were collected from several projects by observations, interviews and looking at records management systems. Thematic analysis was employed, where common descriptions of practice and frequency of themes emerged. Findings This paper found three themes Australian construction companies experience in daily records work. A construction project's pace means project staff create records, but neglect to share them amongst other team members. Secondly, there are differences between overseas trained project staff and local staff in the way they give importance to records management issues. Thirdly, the pace of modern construction projects and managing the many data types that now make up records causes difficulty in keeping records current. Learnt work habits and resistance to changing practices is common despite pressures to ensure records are current, accurate and easily retrievable. Practical implications The paper's findings discuss the merits and drawbacks of ethnographic research suggesting strategies for undertaking such work. Using ethnographic methods is a way of uncovering micro‐level reasons for resistance to change and what work practices hinder successful records management. These findings produce an account of daily practice that provides detailed information to management to identify areas of change. Originality/value This paper provides a description of one way of researching records management issues and an insight into such issues occurring in the Australian construction industry.

Michael Nycyk

Records management practices in construction industries: Australian perspectives

建筑行业记录管理实践：澳大利亚视角

Purpose This study aims to examine how artificial intelligence can be effectively integrated into records management practices by identifying the key cultural aspects that should be aligned with the prerequisites of automation. The author also discusses the new roles that are to be played by records managers in this context. Design/methodology/approach To identify those cultural aspects, the author has used the Information culture framework (ICF) developed by Oliver and Foscarini (2020). For each of the three levels of the ICF (i.e. visible, intermediate and invisible), the author has analyzed the cultural aspects serving as the prerequisites of AI for records management purposes. Findings The results of our theoretical reflection reveal that for AI features to be integrated into records management practices, many cultural aspects are to be taken into consideration. AI-powered technologies use, collaboration practices and horizontal communication are some visible cultural aspects contemporary organizations should have in place to meet the requirements of automation. Furthermore, policies and strategies should define automation purposes, identify actors that will be involved in records management practices and describe their respective roles. Finally, attention should be given to individual perceptions and personal traits to ensure that AI technologies are embraced by organizational actors. All those aspects should support the development of a common AI-related language in the organization and influence the extent to which actors trust AI-powered technologies. In this context of automation, records managers will have to assume new roles in change management and promoting information competencies, to assess organizations’ readiness to integrate AI into its records management practices and make the appropriate use of it. Originality/value To the best of the author’s knowledge, this study is the first to use the ICF model suggested by Oliver and Foscarini (2020) to identify the main cultural aspects to target for the effective use of AI in records management practices. Furthermore, the author confirmed the relevance of the expression “augmented records management”, referring to AI-assisted records management practices in contemporary organizations, by highlighting the fact that AI will not replace human work but can, rather, be used as a tool to support it.

Siham Alaoui

Artificial intelligence and records management in contemporary organizations: what cultural aspects are required? Insights from the information culture framework (ICF)

当代组织中的人工智能与档案管理：需要哪些文化方面？信息文化框架（ICF）的见解

Elizabeth Jane Lomas

Editorial: The carrot and the stick: the impact of legislation and regulation on records management best practice, change and innovation

社论：胡萝卜加大棒：立法与监管对最佳记录管理实践、变革与创新的影响

Purpose In the context of an analysis of stopgap and reactionary presidential library and records act, the purpose of this paper is to consider how the separation of the Obama Presidential Library from the Obama Presidential Center illuminates fundamental flaws in the public-private model that demand a more comprehensive legislative solution. Design/methodology/approach Drawing upon government, academic and public sources, this paper examines the legislation of presidential records and libraries to gain perspective on the presidential library system and the Obama Presidential Center, the first post-Presidential Records Act institution to operate independently of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Findings This paper traces the evolution of presidential library statutes and standards to reveal how the genesis of an independent Obama Presidential Center strained an already stressed system, creating significant questions about its future. Originality/value This paper offers an original treatment of the statutes governing NARA’s administration of presidential libraries, framing a cycle of calls and responses, with the acts of individual presidents eliciting acts of Congress. Also original, and timely, is the treatment in this paper of how these laws created the conditions for an independent Obama Presidential Center.

Abigail Guay

Presidential prerogative, congressional inaction, and the problem of presidential libraries

总统特权、国会不作为与总统图书馆问题

Purpose The Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011, implemented in January 2013, celebrated its 10th anniversary this year. This case study aims to examine the implementation of the Act. The Act was born out of the “Historical Abuse Systemic Review: Residential Schools and Children’s Homes in Scotland 1950–1995”, published in 2007. This review identified problems for care leavers and abuse survivors attempting to trace records about themselves, family members or medical issues. It demonstrated an urgent need to take action to preserve historical records and protect the information rights of Scottish citizens, particularly those of the most vulnerable. Scottish Ministers wanted the Act not just to regulate recordkeeping but to change the culture of recordkeeping. Is it doing this? Design/methodology/approach The Act’s guiding principle is continuous improvement. It does not presume records management perfection from public authorities but requires that they assess their arrangements, identify gaps in provision and deliver a commitment to close these gaps over time. This case study draws on the Keeper of the Records of Scotland’s strategy of affecting change through compliance, engagement and advocacy. We can evidence the impact of the legislation through the various tools created to support its administration: scrutiny mechanisms and statutory penalty embedded in the Act; evidence-based compliance under a “Records Management Plan” (RMP); stakeholder surgeries and conferences that address challenges, examine failings, learn from and share successes and explore development opportunities; Progress Update Review mechanism: a self-assessment tool from which we draw evidence of progress or lapses; and webinars and surveys to remain alert to stakeholder issues. Our engagement provides the qualitative and quantitative data required to accurately update Scottish Ministers. Findings Undeniably, the Act is making a difference. It has transformed the recordkeeping landscape in Scotland over the past decade. The legislation has given the Keeper of the Records of Scotland influence and has acted as a national lever for change. For example, an authority employing a records manager and establishing a support unit as a consequence of our address to its Board; and the NHS Scotland Records Management Group, established as a consequence of the Act, now advises NHS senior management. Originality/value There is no doubt about progress on the ground. However, because of the fiscal problems of the 2008 financial crisis, Brexit, COVID and the current cost-of-living crisis, public authority finances are extremely strained. What does this mean for Scottish Ministers’ ambition to change the culture of recordkeeping? What are the challenges for the next decade? Good recordkeeping is not only about efficiencies but about accountable, trustworthy and transparent government. Can the Act meet these challenges?

Hugh Patrick Hagan

The Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011: creating a culture that values public records

《2011年苏格兰公共记录法》：营造重视公共记录的文化

Purpose Village-level archives are the most basic construction unit of rural archives in China, yet the village-level archival work is the most poorly delivered. However, the evolution of the laws and rules on village-level archival work in recent years signal that Chinese village-level archival work has stepped into a new era. In this context, this article aims to review the detailed history of village-level archival legislation, examine the legislation’ implementation effect and discuss the existing problems with a view to providing improvement measures. Design/methodology/approach A historical research method is used to review the legislation’ history, and the analysis involving the implementation effect is mainly based on literature of two kinds, which are investigation reports on sample villages’ archival work carried out by scholars, and summary reports and work schemes on national or local village-level archival work given by the archival management or administrative management departments at various level. Findings At first, China only issued non-legal administrative orders toward village-level archival work. Later, some regions issued local rules, and finally the national rules and even Archives Law with relevant provisions were promulgated. However, their implementation faced two fundamental problems; firstly the insufficient endogenous demand for archival work in some villages, and secondly the mechanism problem involving village level archives management. The countermeasures are also discussed building on these two points. Originality/value This is the first article to systematically combine a review of the history of Chinese village-level archival legislation and in addition to examine their implementation effect including analyzing the existing problems from the macro level.

Abbreviation	Rec. Manag. J.
Journal Impact	0.87
Quartiles(Global)	INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE(Q3)

ISSN	0956-5698, 1758-7689
h-index	25

Publication Information	Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.，Publishing cycle: ，Journal Type: journal，Open Access Journals: No
Basic data	Year of publication: 1994，Proportion of original research papers: 84.62%，Self Citation Rate:25.00%， Gold OA Rate: 8.51%

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Records management practices in construction industries: Australian perspectives

Artificial intelligence and records management in contemporary organizations: what cultural aspects are required? Insights from the information culture framework (ICF)

Editorial: The carrot and the stick: the impact of legislation and regulation on records management best practice, change and innovation

Presidential prerogative, congressional inaction, and the problem of presidential libraries

The Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011: creating a culture that values public records

Editorial: The carrot and the stick: the impact of legislation and regulation on records management best practice, change and innovation

Artificial intelligence and records management in contemporary organizations: what cultural aspects are required? Insights from the information culture framework (ICF)

The Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011: creating a culture that values public records

Presidential prerogative, congressional inaction, and the problem of presidential libraries

The historical development and implementation effect of Chinese village-level archival legislation