Records management
Records management (RM) is the practice of maintaining the records of an organization from the time they are created up to their eventual disposal, including scanning, classifying, storing, securing, capturing, and tracking records, and automatic data extraction using the OCR (Optical Character Recognition) component to convert TIFF and other unsearchable files to text. A record can be either a tangible object or digital information, for example, birth certificates, medical x-rays, office documents, databases, application data, fax, and e-mail.
The United States Department of Defense standard DoD 5015.02-STD defines records management as
The planning, controlling, directing, organizing, training, promoting, and other managerial activities involving the life cycle of information, including creation, maintenance (usage, storage, retrieval), and disposal, regardless of media.
OCR is an electronic translation of scanned images of handwritten, typewritten, or printed text...
