+ Introduction to the Records & Information Management System and Retention Schedule The Records & Information Management System for First Nations is a Block Numeric filing system. The organizing principle is function, arranged alphabetically by subject. The subject headings have been derived from a review of the records in First Nations government organizations in British Columbia and from consultations with First Nations government staff members and records management staff working in First Nations government offices. The complete Records & Information Management System represents a menu from which staff can select the appropriate primary and secondary headings to classify all information generated or received by their organization. Structure and Logic of the Records & Information Management System and Retention Schedule Sections There are nineteen sections that represent the functions of a typical First Nations government. These are arranged as follows: Administration: Section 1 Administration (Primary Numbers 0100 0699); – – Section 2 Buildings, Facilities and Properties (Primary Numbers 0700 0999); – – Section 3 Equipment and Supplies (Primary Numbers 1000 1299); – – Section 4 Information Systems and Services (Primary Numbers 1300 1599); – –
+ Introduction to the Records & Information Management System and Retention Schedule The Records & Information Management System for First Nations is a Block Numeric filing system. The organizing principle is function, arranged alphabetically by subject. The subject headings have been derived from a review of the records in First Nations government organizations in British Columbia and from consultations with First Nations government staff members and records management staff working in First Nations government offices. The complete Records & Information Management System represents a menu from which staff can select the appropriate primary and secondary headings to classify all information generated or received by their organization. Structure and Logic of the Records & Information Management System and Retention Schedule Sections There are nineteen sections that represent the functions of a typical First Nations government. These are arranged as follows: Administration: Section 1 – Administration (Primary Numbers 0100 – 0699); Section 2 – Buildings, Facilities and Properties (Primary Numbers 0700 – 0999); Section 3 – Equipment and Supplies (Primary Numbers 1000 – 1299); Section 4 – Information Systems and Services (Primary Numbers 1300 – 1599);