Information and documentation - Record
management - Part 1: Concepts and
principles
(ISO 15489-1:2016, IDT)
This part of ISO 15489 defines the concepts and principles from which approaches to the creation,
capture and management of records are developed. This part of ISO 15489 describes concepts and
principles relating to the following:
a) records, metadata for records and records systems;
b) policies, assigned responsibilities, monitoring and training supporting the effective management of
records;
c) recurrent analysis of business context and the identification of records requirements;
d) records controls;
e) processes for creating, capturing and managing records.
This part of ISO 15489 applies to the creation, capture and management of records regardless of
structure or form, in all types of business and technological environments, over time.
