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Records Management
Ch. 10 QUIZ
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a system for storing and retrieving records by LOCATION | Geographic records management |
| T/F: Some examples that we would use geographic records storage: org. that operate in several locations, scientific studies/collections, property records, tracking construction/maintenance activities. | T |
| Two advantages of geographic filing | numerous records for same locations filed together, related records group easily moved |
| Two disadvantages of geographic filing | user must know the location or consult an index, guide/folder arrangements complex |
| Geographic records management depends on what 3 factors? | Type of business, the way reference is made to records, geographic areas related to records |
| 4 divisions from major to minor of geographic records management | country, state, city, correspondent's name |
| Geographic records can be stored in what 2 kinds of arrangements? | Dictionary and encyclopedic arrangement |
| arrangement in which records are arranged in alphabetic order and all types of entries are interfiled | Dictionary arrangement |
| arrangement in which records are arranged in alphabetic order and contains major divisions and subdivisions | Encyclopedic arrangement |
| When should you use a cross-reference for geographic filing? | Organizations having more than 1 address, organizations doing business under other names at different locations |
| What are the 3 types of geographic record indexes? | Numeric file list, alphabetic index, master index |
| a sheet placed in an alternate location in the file that directs the filer to a specific record stored in a different location other than where the filer is searching | Cross-reference sheet |
| a special guide that serves as a permanent marker in storage indicating that all records pertaining to a correspondent are stored elsewhere | Cross-reference guide |
| a notation on a folder tab or cross-reference sheet that directs the filer to multiple locations for related info | SEE ALSO cross-reference |
| an arrangement of geographic records with primary guides labeled with location names | Location name guide plan |
| an arrangement of geographic records with primary guides labeled with alphabetic letters | Lettered guide plan |
| any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass | Compass point |
| a compass point used as a part of a company name or subject | Compass term |
| a computer system designed to allow users to collect, manage, and analyze large volumes of data referenced to a geographic location by some type of geographic coordinates such as longitude and latitude | Geographic info system |
| the classification of records by geographic location usually arranged by numeric code or in alphabetic order | Geographic filing system |