Date published: June 2003
Revised edition: January 2007
Good recordkeeping is fundamental to good business.
Strategies for Documenting Government Business: The DIRKS Manual is concerned with building more efficient and accountable business practices through the design and encouragement of good recordkeeping. At the heart of the manual is a best practice methodology for the design and implementation of recordkeeping systems (the 'DIRKS' methodology).
Use the information provided below about the contents of this manual to identify the sections most relevant to your needs.
In this manual
Understand how to follow pathways through the manual based on your desired outcomes:
Obtain comprehensive and detailed information on performing each of the steps in the DIRKS methodology:
Access templates, case studies and other practical information to obtain general guidance on improving records management practices:
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