Professional Challenges of Document Management

Study on the new realities of document management, resulting from the master's thesis in Information Science and Documentation by Rafael António, a book awarded the Raul Proença Prize 2008. At a time when Portuguese society is more attentive to the demands of transparency, ethics, and social responsibility in public and private management, this book highlights the importance of administrative documents as evidence of actions and decision-making. Based on the principles of Archival Science, a new approach to Document Management is advocated, as an Information System, which allows organizations to integrate the entire lifecycle of archival documents. The study on Portuguese Municipalities, included in this book, constitutes one of the most exhaustive surveys conducted to date, whose conclusions help to better understand the current situation. The safeguarding of the technological ecosystem, through greater use of free software, represents for the author a new economic, organizational, and professional opportunity and a significant alternative for information management professionals.

Author: Rafael António

Year of publication: 2009
Publisher: SCML | Edições Colibri
ISBN: 9789727729418