The state of the professionalisation of the records and archives management profession in Zimbabwe

Khumalo, Njabulo Bruce

doi:10.1177/02666669211060026

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“…Policies guide records management procedures; thus, their absence could mean that certain processes are being compromised, resulting in records being poorly managed throughout their life cycle. The application of legislations in archives and records management also brings about professionalism in the field (Khumalo, 2021). As Marutha (2018) notes, legislative prescripts need to be updated and improved on a regular basis.…”

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“…Legislations should consider all issues and functions or activities pertaining to archives and records management to enable best practice and application of appropriate national and international standards (Khumalo, 2021;Tintswalo et al, 2021):…”

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“…Decades of technological advances have indeed transformed agency operations, creating both challenges and opportunities when it comes to their records management (Bae and Pastuch, 2013). Introduction of appropriate legislations ensures that archival institutions take obligatory lead regarding electronic records management too (Khumalo, 2021;Tintswalo et al, 2021). The study by Ngoepe et al (2020) discovered that Eswatini archives and records management operated without updated legislative frameworks and policies in addition to other challenges.…”

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Implementation of legislative framework governing records management throughout the life cycle in the Limpopo provincial government of South Africa

Malatji

Marutha

2023

GKMC

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Purpose This study aims to investigate a framework for implementation of legislative framework governing records management throughout the life cycle in the Limpopo provincial government of South Africa. Design/methodology/approach This quantitative multi-method study used a semi-structured questionnaire, document analysis and interviews to collect data. The dominant approach was quantitative, with some support from limited qualitative data, which served to clarify the statistical data. No sampling method was applied, as the study targeted the entire population of 135 records management participants from the provincial departments with the questionnaire, while nine participants from provincial archives participated in interviews. Findings The study revealed that the role of the provincial archives in enforcing compliance with legislative frameworks for the proper management of records was always disrupted by a lack of key resources such as staffing, for inspecting and training records-creating departments and working resources at the departmental levels. Research limitations/implications The findings will contribute to the field in respect of future studies into compliance with records management legislation, and the proposed framework may be applied as a theoretical basis for, or part of, a conceptual framework. Practical implications The study will serve as a resource or benchmark for archivists and records management professionals in the industry, as they count amongst the policymakers who find ways of monitoring, evaluating and enforcing compliance with the legislation governing proper records management. Social implications The proper implementation of recommendations from this study will lead to significant improvements in the management of records with enduring value, allowing them to finally be transferred to an archival repository to serve the public interest as heritage, national memory, or resources for researchers and authors, amongst others. Originality/value The study proposes a framework for implementation of legislation governing records management with greater ease in the Limpopo provincial government of South Africa.

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confidence: 99%

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%