Management

ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND RECORDS MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

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The goal of Florida’s Records Management Program is to provide professional assistance to state and local government agencies in managing the records and information required to take care of the business of government in an effective and cost-efficient manner. This is a particularly challenging goal in the 21st century. Florida public agencies generate and process information on an unprecedented scale, hastened by the rapid advance of technology. This results in vast quantities of information and evolving principles of law governing the legality and admissibility of records created or maintained by this technology. As records and information managers, we must make every effort to keep ourselves educated and informed so that the decisions we make are consistent with law and best practices.
Florida public agencies are faced with yet another challenge. Not only must we control costs through the application of sound records and information management principles, but we must also apply these principles in light of the public’s right to know. Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, Florida’s Public Records Law, is one of the most open public records laws in the country and a model for other states. Florida has had some form of a public records law since 1909 and is recognized nationally for its leadership regarding public records and accessibility to public information. As we go about our business, we must remember the dual responsibility we have as public records and information managers: to reduce government agencies’ costs of doing business and to guarantee the public’s right to know what their government is doing.

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: ., 2010

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1-53

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English

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850.245.6750

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ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND RECORDS MANAGEMENT PRACTICE

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