+ Record are memory of business office.

Records are
informational documents used by office to carryout its
functions.It is aformal writing of any fact or
information created with the intention of future use.

RECORD
The term records include all
correspondence,reports,vouchers,circulars,invoices,bo
ok of accounts,agreement paper,tapes and other
MANAGEMENT documents,which are received,created and
maintained in course of business.It refers to any kind
of written matters which has to preserve for future
course of action in performing various managerial and
clerical jobs,personnel records sales records,progress
records,production records,etc
 o According to “Z.K Quibble”,’Records refer to
informational documents utilised by an
organisaton to carry out its various functions’
According to “Herbert Hoover”,”A business
decision is only as good as the records on which it
DEFINITIONS OF is based.” Accordingto
“Peterson”,Record Management refers to the

RECORD activities designed to control the lifecycle of a

record from its inception to its ultimate
disposition.” According to “J.C..
MANAGEMENT Denyer”,”Modem Record Management involves
much more than the methods of filing or the
systems of classification,important though these
are;indexing,central filing,records
retention,follow-up and micro photography,all
these receive attention in the present day office.”