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WHAT IS RECORD AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT Before we can talk about why it’s important to have a records management program we need to provide an understanding of what Records and Information Management is. Some people have the mistaken impression that records management is about hoarding everything that comes across one’s desk in the course of doing business. In some highly …
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