ARDA is a records retention and disposition schedule for administrative records that are common to most government organizations. Subject to the approval of the Alberta Records Management Committee, government organizations can use ARDA as a records retention and disposition schedule for their common administrative records. Government organizations [..]

The Alberta Records Management Committee is a senior interdepartmental committee, appointed by the Minister of Service Alberta, which approves records retention and disposition schedules submitted by government organizations, provides advice to the Minister on the management of records in the custody or under the control of government organizations [..]

Records consisting of data and information which is entered, created, and stored on electronic media which shows evidence of actions and decisions occurring during the transaction of business. I

The Information Management Framework, approved by the Deputy Ministers' Committee in 2003, is a corporate framework, which fosters a disciplined approach to managing information assets that is consistent across the government. Its focus on information content and the use of information will enable the government to capitalize on the value of i [..]

ISO 15489 (2001) is an international records management standard issued by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). It provides standardized records management policies and procedures that ensures appropriate attention and protection is given to all records, and the evidence and information that they contain can be retrieved more e [..]

ISO 15489 defines metadata as data describing context, content and structure of records and their management through time. O

Official records are records in the custody or under the control of government organizations that must be retained and filed in official records systems, and managed in accordance with government policies, standards and practices because they: are required to support business operations; or document and provide evidence of business transactions; or [..]

Personal information means recorded information about an identifiable individual, including: the individual's name, home or business address or home or business telephone number; the individual's race, national or ethnic origin, colour or religious or political beliefs or associations; the individual's age, sex, marital status or fam [..]

"Record" means a record of information in any form and includes notes, images, audiovisual recordings, x-rays, books, documents, maps, drawings, photographs, letters, vouchers and papers and any other information that is written, photographed, recorded or stored in any manner, but does not include software or any mechanism that produces r [..]

Senior Records Officers are individuals designated by Deputy heads to undertake the records management function within a government organization in accordance with Alberta legislation, policies, standards, and practices. T