DIRKS

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DIRKS or Design and Implementation of Recordkeeping System is a methodology including eight-step process for the achievement of good practice in records management practice.

The methodology consists of the following eight steps:

  • Preliminary investigation (Step 1);
  • Analysis of business activity (Step 2);
  • Identification of recordkeeping requirements (Step 3);
  • Assessment of existing systems (Step 4);
  • Identification of strategies for recordkeeping (Step 5);
  • Design of a recordkeeping system (Step 6);
  • Implementation of a recordkeeping system (Step 7); and
  • Post-implementation review (Step 8).

[edit] See also

  • National Archives of Australia homepage[1]

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