Archival Networking Within the Framework of A National Information System in Kenya
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1992-05
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Information is a corporate resource valuable for socioeconomic
development. For information to be shared it has to
be properly processed, stored or preserved and be made readily
available to users.
Information systems and services therefore endeavour to
harness information for users whose needs are the driving
force for the operations of information institutions.
Kenya National Archives and Documentation Service is one
of the various governmental information systems and subsystems.
Its archival and records management functions entail
ensuring the proper creation, economic maintenance and
disposal of public records. As a public national service the
Department needs to establish an effective archival and
records management network so as to provide appropriate
services to users, who include civil servants, academicians,
students and generally members of the public.
In providing this information service the Department
requires to cooperate and coordinate with other information
systems and services guided by and in conformity with the
established legal instruments. To further facilitate the
service, provision the Department ,needs to adopt information
technology.
This study is an attempt to examine how the Department
is meeting these challenges, with recommendations and
suggestions that could contribute to the Department's effort
to develop an effective and efficient archival network in
Kenya within the framework of a national information system.
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Archival Networking Within