Overview and General Principles
The standardization of filing systems ensures that all records,
regardless of media, are properly and consistently organized, identified,
and maintained so they may be efficiently and effectively retrieved
using standard practices and procedures. These guidelines are agnostic
to the media.
This chapter is to be used as a general file organizational
reference for filing, storing, and retrieving files, regardless
of the media, throughout their life cycle including:
- Creating or enhancing a system for managing files.
- Developing and applying file management techniques and procedures to files.
- Establishing consistent procedures to review files for storage and disposition.