2007, Vol.7, No.2

Journal of Korean Society of Archives and Records Management 2023 KCI Impact Factor : 0.81

pISSN : 1598-1487 / eISSN : 2671-7247
https://journal.kci.go.kr/jksarm

This case study aims to describe the principles and methods of records management applied to the systematic management of records in the KDI School of Public Policy and Management, and the process of its practical implementation. It provides more extensive coverage than most existing studies on records management, dealing with all procedures from the theoretical modeling to the records management system building. The School has built the Records Center that can integratively manage its administrative records and archives that have been erratic and unsystematic over the years. As a result, the introduction of records management has become a basis for succeeding the achievements of the KDI School and its history as well as supporting administrative and knowledge resources. As well, it is intended to be a guide for other schools or institutions when building the records management system.

In this study, evaluation criteria of information services of records centers and archives were prepared. Using those criteria, service evaluation was conducted in three records centers and archives as a case study. By visiting and observing the records centers and archives, current status, weakness, and problems were identified. Identified problems include limited professional staff, lack of policy, systems and reading room facilities, emphasis on retention rather than services, and weak outreach program. This is a preliminary study, and larger scale evaluation is suggested as well as the application of evaluation in other centers and supplementary evaluation criteria.

The Records and Archival Management System of Korean Government was founded in the early 1960s after the overall national structure reform and the implementation of the new administrative management technique, which boosted the efficiency of the way of conducting business, into the public administration. and Promoted in 1962, the records appraisal and destruction works included not only retention and destruction of official documents but also the development of efficient management and elimination systems for official documents to be produced in the future. and Korean government elaborated the appraisal system to stipulate the retention period on the basis of functional classification and documentary function.