At least the original directory (one copy) should be a record (perhaps 
short-term - until superseded - retention), but the copies on each 
employees' desk would not qualify as a record.  They would likely be 
reference material/information.

Tod Chernikoff, CRM

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Grevin, Fred" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 12:51
Subject: Re: [RM] RM vs. IM


Elizabeth, what about a telephone directory (paper or electronic)? It
qualifies as "information", but probably wouldn't qualify--in most
organisations--as a record.

Fred
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-----Original Message-----
From: Records Management Program [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of A.S.E. Fairfax
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 11:37
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [RM] RM vs. IM

Hi Brianne,

In some cases it could be purely perceptual, and in others, the answer
may
depend on how your organization defines the word "record" or
"information".
I work for government, and our definitions are regulated as part of the
state code.  There is no difference between the two, except in the
techniques used to manage them to achieve a specific outcome or
longevity.
Recorded information, here, in whatever format, is a record.  The
management
of it is dependent on the context and content.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Fairfax


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