Electronic Records Management
The tasks involved in the identification, archiving, classification, and preservation of records are often referred to as records management. Often, the destruction of records is considered part of records management as well. For some purposes, the processes involved in capturing and maintaining records are also part of records management. Electronic records management accomplishes the same things as the traditional managing of records, except that digital records are involved rather than paper records. While physical records can be read using the human eye, reading electronic records requires the use of computers or other machines.