ARST 516: Management of Current Records – Course Syllabus (3)
Program: Master of Archival Studies
Year: 2013-2014, Term 1
Course Schedule: Wednesdays, 8:00-10:50am
Location: IBLC 461
Instructor: Victoria Lemieux
Office location: IBLC 488
Office phone: 604-822-9199
Office hours: Wednesdays, 1-3 pm, or by appointment.
E-mail address: [email protected]
Connect Online Learning System: http://www.connect.ubc.ca
Course Goal: Through this course, students will obtain a solid grounding in the fundamental concepts,
principles and methods of managing current records. Students will learn how to undertake business
systems and functional analysis; develop records classification systems and retention schedules;
conduct risk assessments; and write RIM policies – all critical skills in managing current records. The
course also will introduce students to more advanced topics in managing current records in preparation
for further studies or future work experience related to the management of current records.
Course Objectives:
• Enable students to discuss and evaluate fundamental concepts, principles and methods related to
the management of current records in contemporary business environments;
• Enable students to apply theoretical knowledge of records management concepts, principles and
methods to situations that may occur in real-life business environments;
• Develop interrelated core competencies in the domains of business, records and information
management, technology and risk management;
• Develop an understanding of the multidisciplinary aspect of the records management profession.
Course Topics:
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History and development of the management of current records
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Theoretical conceptualizations of the record
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Records management concepts, theories, standards and frameworks
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Business systems and functional analysis
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Records classification system design and implementation
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Records retention and disposition authority development and implementation
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Managing records creation and capture
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Managing records storage and use
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Managing and implementing records disposition and destruction
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Developing records management policies, procedures and programmes
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Risk identification, assessment and management
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Business continuity planning and vital records protection
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Technology and its impact upon records and recordkeeping systems
Prerequisites: MLIS students: completion of the MLIS core courses, plus permission of the SLAIS
Graduate Adviser. MAS and Dual students take this as part of the MAS core.
Format of the course: One three-hour class per week. There will be an emphasis on reading and
discussion with a lecture/seminar format, as well as in-class individual and group assignments.
Required and Recommended Reading:
1. Required Readings
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Andolsen, A. A. (2008). The pillars of vital records protection. The Information Management
Journal, 42(2), 28-32. Available at:
http://content.arma.org/IMM/MarchApril2008/the_pillars_of_vital_records_protection.aspx.
ARMA International. (2010). ARMA International’s information governance maturity model.
Available at: http://www.arma.org/r2/generally-accepted-br-recordkeeping-principles/metrics.
ARMA International. (2009). Generally accepted recordkeeping principles. Available at:
http://www.arma.org/r2/generally-accepted-br-recordkeeping-principles.
Australasian Digital Recordkeeping Initiative (2010). Advice on Managing the Recordkeeping Risks
Associated with Cloud Computing, Version 1.0. Available at: http://prov.vic.gov.au/wpcontent/uploads/2011/05/ADRI_statement_re_cloud_computing_v1-0_July_2010.pdf.
Bak, G. (2012) Continuous classification: capturing dynamic relationships among information
resources. Archival Science 12,3: 287-318. Available through UBC library system online.
Canadian Government Standards Board. (2005). Electronic records as documentary evidence
(CAN/ CGSB -72.34-2005). Gatineau, QC: Canadian Government Standards Board. Available in
the Koerner Library Reserve Collection.
Cisco, S. (2008). “How to Win the Compliance Battle Using ‘Big Buckets’”, Information Management
Journal, (July-August), available online at:
http://content.arma.org/imm/JulyAug2008/How_to_win_the_compliance_battle.aspx.
Coleman, L., Lemieux, V.L., Stone, R., and Yeo, G. (2011). Managing Records in Global Financial
Markets: Ensuring Compliance and Mitigating Risk. London: Facet Publishing. Available in the
Koerner Library Reserve Collection.
Cox, R.J. (2001). Starting policy: Defining records. In Managing records as evidence and
information (pp. 1-37). Westport, Conn.: Quorum Books. Available in the Koerner Library Reserve
Collection.
Cox, R.J. (2006). Seven paths to developing or sustaining RIM programs. The Information
Management Journal 40(2), 48-57. Available at: http://www.arma.org/bookstore/files/Cox.pdf.
Fischer, L. (2006). Condition critical: Developing records retention schedules. The Information
Management Journal 40(1), 26-34. Available at: http://www.arma.org/bookstore/files/Fischer1.pdf.
Force, D. (2010). From Peruvian guano to electronic records: Canadian e-discovery and records
professionals. Archivaria 69, 49-75. Available in the Koerner Library or online with a student ACA
membership at: http://journals.sfu.ca/archivar/index.php/archivaria/issue/view/451.
Foscarini, F. (2009). Functional-based Records Classification Systems. An Exploratory Study of
Records Management Practices in Central Banks. Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, The
University of British Columbia. Available at:
https://circle.ubc.ca/bitstream/handle/2429/9310/ubc_2009_fall_foscarini_fiorella.pdf?sequence=1.
International Council on Archives (ICA). (2008). Principles and functional requirements for records
in electronic office environments. Available at:
http://www.national.archives.gov.za/rms/functional_spec.htm.
International Organization for Standardization (ISO). (2001). TC 46/SC 11. ISO 15489-1:2001
Information and documentation. Records management. Part 1: General. (1st ed.). Geneva,
Switzerland: International Organization for Standardization. Available in the Koerner Library
Reference Collection.
International Organization for Standardization (ISO). (2001). TC 46/SC 11. ISO 15489-1:2001
Information and documentation. Records management. Part 2: Guidelines. (1st ed.). Geneva,
Switzerland: International Organization for Standardization. Available in the Koerner Library
Reserve Collection.
International Organization for Standardization (ISO). (2006). TC 46/SC 11. ISO 23081:2006
Information and documentation. Records management processes. Metadata for records. Part 1:
Principles. Geneva, Switzerland: International Organization for Standardization.
International Organization for Standardization (ISO). (2008). ISO/TR 26122. Information and
documentation. Work Process Analysis for Records. Geneva, Switzerland: International
Organization for Standardization. Available in the Koerner Library Reserve Collection.
International Organization for Standardization (ISO). (2010). TC 46/SC 11. ISO 30300-1: 2011.
Information and documentation. Management systems for records. Part 1: Fundamentals and
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vocabulary. Geneva, Switzerland: International Organization for Standardization. Available in the
Koerner Library Reserve Collection.
Jones, V.A., and Keyes, K.E. (2008). How to develop an emergency management plan. The
Information Management Journal 42(2), 52-56, available at:
http://content.arma.org/IMM/MarchApril2008/how_to_develop_an_emergency_management_plan.a
spx.
Kissel, R., Scholl, M., Skolochenko, S., Li, X. (2006). “Guidelines for Media Sanitization.”
Gaithersburg, MD: Computer Security Division Information Technology Laboratory National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Available at:
http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-88/NISTSP800-88_with-errata.pdf.
Lemieux, Victoria L. (2001) Let the Ghosts Speak: An Empirical Exploration of the Nature of the
Record. Archivaria 51 (Spring 2001): 81-111. Available at:
http://journals.sfu.ca/archivar/index.php/archivaria.
Lemieux, V.L. (2010). The records-risk nexus: Exploring the relationship between records and risk.
Records Management Journal 20(2), 199-216. Available online through the UBC library system.
Montaña, J.C. (2009). Apples and oranges: Recordkeeping principles for transforming business
practices. The Information Management Journal 43(3), 26-32, available at:
http://content.arma.org/imm/MayJune2009/apples_and_oranges.aspx.
Owen, M. and Raj, J. (2003). “BPMN and Business Process Management: Introduction to the new
Business Process Modeling Standard.” Popkin Software. Available at:
http://www.omg.org/bpmn/Documents/6AD5D16960.BPMN_and_BPM.pdf.
Reed, B. (2005). Records. In S. McKemmish, M. Piggott, B. Reed & F. Upward (Eds.), Archives:
Recordkeeping in Society (pp. 101-130). Wagga Wagga NSW: Charles Sturt University. Centre for
Information Studies. Available at the Koerner Library Reserve Collection.
Sabourin, P. (2001). Constructing a function-based classification system: Business activity
structure classification system. Archivaria 51, 137-54. Available at:
http://journals.sfu.ca/archivar/index.php/archivaria.
Shepherd, E. & Yeo, G. (2003). Managing records: A handbook of principles and practice. London,
UK: Facet. Available at the Koerner Library Reserve Collection.
Upward, F. (2005). The Records Continuum. In S. McKemmish, M. Piggott, B. Reed & F. Upward
(Eds.), Archives: Recordkeeping in Society (pp. 197-222). Wagga Wagga NSW: Charles Sturt
University Centre for Information Studies. Available at the Koerner Library Reserve Collection.
van Houten, C.G. (2010).Drafting a Function-Based File Classification Plan. Information
Management Journal 44, 31+. Available at:
http://content.arma.org/imm/JulyAug10/IMM0710draftingafunction-basedfileclassification.aspx.
Yakel, E. (1996). The way things work: Procedures, processes, institutional records. The American
Archivist 59, 454-64. Available at:
http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/40294013?uid=3739400&uid=2129&uid=2&uid=70&uid=3737
720&uid=4&sid=21102555246043.
Yeo, G. (2008). Concepts of record (2): Prototypes and boundary objects. The American Archivist
71(1), 118-143.
http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/40294496?uid=3739400&uid=2129&uid=2&uid=70&uid=3737
720&uid=4&sid=21102555246043.
2. Recommended Readings
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Australian Government-National Archives of Australia. (2003). DIRKS: A strategic approach to
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Barnes, N.D. (2008). American national standards and the RIM industry: A primer. The Information
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Campbell, N.J. (1998). Writing effective policies and procedures. Lenexa, KS: ARMA.
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Course Assignments, due dates and weight in relation to final course mark:
Class Participation (This will be based on presentation to class
on a topical RM issue from the RM listserv and participation in
class discussion on these issues throughout the term)
Mid-term Exam
Final Paper
20%
Throughout
40%
40%
October 30
November 27
(Selection of
Topic due by
email to
instructor by
November 6)
(Note: a 1% late penalty per day will be levied for assignments turned in past the due date up to a
maximum of 5%, after which assignments will not be accepted unless there are exceptional
circumstances)
Course Schedule [week-by-week]:
Sept. 4
Sept. 11
Sept. 18
Introduction to the course
What is records
management?
History and development
of records management
Why records
management?
Records management
frameworks and
standards
Aboriginal Truth and
Shepherd and Yeo (2003) ch. 1.
ARMA GARP principles (2009) and draft maturity model
(2010); ISO 15489 (2001); ISO 30300 (2010).
Classes cancelled.
Sept. 25
Oct. 2
Oct. 9
Oct. 16
VisWeek:
Instructor
away
Reconciliation
Commission Day. For
more information, see:
http://irsi.aboriginal.ubc.ca
What are we managing?
What are records?
The records life cycle and
the records continuum
Classification & Records
Classification Systems An Overview
The Functional Records
Classification System
Developing a Functional
Records Classification
System
-Business Systems and
Functional Analysis
-Work Process Analysis
-The Records Inventory
Implementing a
Functional Records
Classification System
Lemieux (2001); Reed (2005); Upward (2005); Yeo (2008).
Bak (2012); Foscarini (2009), ch. 2; Shepherd and Yeo (2003),
ch. 2 & 3.
ISO 26122 (2008); Owens and Raj (2003); Sabourin (2001);
van Houten (2010); Yakel (1996).
Foscarini (2009), ch. 6; ICA (2008), pp. 5-40.
Guest lecture to be
presented by Marcel Roy,
President, TRAC
Records, Inc.
Oct. 23
Oct. 30
Nov. 6
Nov. 13
Nov. 20
Determining retention
periods and developing
records retention
schedules
Fischer (2006); Shepherd and Yeo (2003), ch. 5.
You should also read through the material on Research
Resources on the website of the UBC Law Library:
http://law.library.ubc.ca.
Guest presentation by
Sandra Wilkins, UBC Law
Librarian
MID-TERM EXAM
No readings
Legal and Regulatory
Issues
Managing the records life
cycle
-Records Creation and
Capture
-Storage, Maintenance
and Use
-Records Disposition
RM Policies, Procedures,
Standards and Guidelines
Coleman et al (2011), ch. 2, 3, & 6; Force (2010).
Final paper topic selection due. Notify instructor by email with
subject heading: ARST516 Final Paper Topic
Shepherd and Yeo (2003), chp. 4, 6 & 7; ISO (2006); Kissel et
al. (2006).
Cox (2001) and (2006); Montana (2009).
Nov. 27
Risk Management and
Final Review
FINAL PAPER DUE
Andolsen (2008); Australasian Digital Recordkeeping Initiative
(2010); Lemieux (2010); Jones and Keyes (2008).
Attendance: The calendar states: “Regular attendance is expected of students in all their classes
(including lectures, laboratories, tutorials, seminars, etc.). Students who neglect their academic work
and assignments may be excluded from the final examinations. Students who are unavoidably absent
because of illness or disability should report to their instructors on return to classes.”
Evaluation: All assignments will be marked using the evaluative criteria given on the SLAIS web site.
Written & Spoken English Requirement: Written and spoken work may receive a lower mark if it is, in
the opinion of the instructor, deficient in English.
Access & Diversity: Access & Diversity works with the University to create an inclusive living and
learning environment in which all students can thrive. The University accommodates students with
disabilities who have registered with the Access and Diversity unit:
[http://www.students.ubc.ca/access/drc.cfm]. You must register with the Disability Resource Centre to
be granted special accommodations for any on-going conditions.
Religious Accommodation: The University accommodates students whose religious obligations
conflict with attendance, submitting assignments, or completing scheduled tests and examinations.
Please let your instructor know in advance, preferably in the first week of class, if you will require any
accommodation on these grounds. Students who plan to be absent for varsity athletics, family
obligations, or other similar commitments, cannot assume they will be accommodated, and should
discuss their commitments with the instructor before the course drop date. UBC policy on Religious
Holidays: http://www.universitycounsel.ubc.ca/policies/policy65.pdf .
Academic Integrity
Plagiarism
The Faculty of Arts considers plagiarism to be the most serious academic offence that a student can
commit. Regardless of whether or not it was committed intentionally, plagiarism has serious academic
consequences and can result in expulsion from the university. Plagiarism involves the improper use of
somebody else's words or ideas in one's work.
It is your responsibility to make sure you fully understand what plagiarism is. Many students who think
they understand plagiarism do in fact commit what UBC calls "reckless plagiarism." Below is an excerpt
on reckless plagiarism from UBC Faculty of Arts' leaflet, "Plagiarism Avoided: Taking Responsibility for
Your Work," (http://www.arts.ubc.ca/arts-students/plagiarism-avoided.html).
"The bulk of plagiarism falls into this category. Reckless plagiarism is often the result of careless
research, poor time management, and a lack of confidence in your own ability to think critically.
Examples of reckless plagiarism include:
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Taking phrases, sentences, paragraphs, or statistical findings from a variety of sources and piecing
them together into an essay (piecemeal plagiarism);
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Taking the words of another author and failing to note clearly that they are not your own. In other
words, you have not put a direct quotation within quotation marks;
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Using statistical findings without acknowledging your source;
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Taking another author's idea, without your own critical analysis, and failing to acknowledge that this
idea is not yours;
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Paraphrasing (i.e. rewording or rearranging words so that your work resembles, but does not copy,
the original) without acknowledging your source;
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Using footnotes or material quoted in other sources as if they were the results of your own
research; and
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Submitting a piece of work with inaccurate text references, sloppy footnotes, or incomplete source
(bibliographic) information."
Bear in mind that this is only one example of the different forms of plagiarism. Before preparing for their
written assignments, students are strongly encouraged to familiarize themselves with the following
source on plagiarism: the Academic Integrity Resource Centre
http://help.library.ubc.ca/researching/academic-integrity. Additional information is available on the SAIS
Student Portal http://connect.ubc.ca.
If after reading these materials you still are unsure about how to properly use sources in your work,
please ask me for clarification.
Students are held responsible for knowing and following all University regulations regarding academic
dishonesty. If a student does not know how to properly cite a source or what constitutes proper use of a
source it is the student's personal responsibility to obtain the needed information and to apply it within
University guidelines and policies. If evidence of academic dishonesty is found in a course assignment,
previously submitted work in this course may be reviewed for possible academic dishonesty and grades
modified as appropriate. UBC policy requires that all suspected cases of academic dishonesty must be
forwarded to the Dean for possible action.