Rival records management models in an era of partial automation

Abstract Two rival records management models emerged during the 1990s. Duranti’s model involved moving out of business applications into a repository which has structure/schema optimised for recordkeeping. Bearman’s intervening in to ensure that their functionality and are record keeping. In 2013 US National Archives Records Administration began asking Federal agencies schedule important email accounts permanent preservation. This approach cannot be mapped either Duranti or model. A third therefore emerged, managed place within even where those have sub-optimal structure/schema. can also seen retention features Microsoft 365 cloud suite. paper asks whether there any circumstances in-place could preferable models. It explores question by examining evolution archival theory on organisation records. The main perspectives deployed realism continuum theory. characterises first two decades this century as an era partial automation, organisations had general capability automate assignment correspondence (that system and/or other messaging system) but not optimal such insistence optimising is may paradoxically result reduction recordkeeping efficiency reliability.