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Filing systems

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Vincent
Pages51-58
Date01 January 1996
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1108/eb027086
Published date01 January 1996
AuthorHEATHER WALKER
Subject MatterInformation & knowledge management
Study Guide
Filing systems
HEATHER WALKER
ABSTRACT
This study guide should start with an explanation of what I mean by filing sys-
tems.
Whether one is referring to the filing of records on a shelf or the filing
order of papers within a record, both are filing systems and both are organised
differently. To cover filing systems in a comprehensive way, therefore, we not
only have to discuss both of these systems but also the numbering and organisa-
tion of records or papers that allow them to be filed and retrieved.
Drawing on examples from the health service, this study guide will cover
the following topics:
• numbering systems
• filing within a record
• methods of filing
• filing of a record within a filing system
• tracing records within the filing system
It is important to emphasise the importance of a well organised and main-
tained filing systems without which many businesses and organisations
could not function efficiently.
Records Management Journal, vol. 6, no.
1,
April
1996,
pp. 51-58

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