Designing Records Acquisition Process in the National Archives of Iran on the Basis of Comprehensive Records Management System

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 PhD Student of Information Science and Knowledge, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, I.R. Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Information Science and Knowledge, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, I.R. Iran

3 professor, Department of Knowledge and Information Science, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IRAN

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose is to identify the current status of the records acquisition process in the National Archives of Iran and its challenges, and design optimal processes on the basis of comprehensive records management system.
Method and Research Design: Both qualitative and analytical surveys were used as the research method. The research was accomplished in two stages. In the first stage, five expert archivists of the National Archives of Iran were interviewed and in the second stage, 21 Employees of the National Archives of Iran filled out a questionnaire.
Finding and conclusion: Based on the respondents’ point of view, the designed optimal processes in the records acquisition section covered all current processes, and no  significant differences were found.

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  • Receive Date: 09 May 2021
  • Revise Date: 13 May 2021
  • Accept Date: 04 July 2021

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