Disposal schedule contains appraisal policies and appraisal methodology of each country. ISO 15489 which is legislated by International Standardization Organization defines that disposal schedule is “standardization tool for capturing records suitab...
Disposal schedule contains appraisal policies and appraisal methodology of each country. ISO 15489 which is legislated by International Standardization Organization defines that disposal schedule is “standardization tool for capturing records suitably, deciding the retention schedule of records, and determining disposal methods such as transfer or destructure.” So to speak, it plays an important role which is controlling the whole process of records management. Moreover, it is also crucial to know the structuring process of disposal schedule because the process shows what kinds of value are weighted heavily and what sorts of value are used for the selection of records in a country.
With this consideration, this study reviewed developing methods of disposal schedule of the advanced countries in terms of records management, focusing on the cases which are appropriate for South Korea. This research concentrated on the applicable points of the methods, through comparing between the methods of U.S.A and U.K. which attach importance to the value of records themselves, and the view of Australia which takes a serious view of the priority order of function. As the result, it has been attempted to address the problems of preservation period fixation system of South Korea, and to provide improvement measures for it. The process of determination of records disposal and preservation period in Korea could form a basis a function appraisal but still needs further research about the methods and its features.
The current research proposed several ways of developing disposal schedule which is able to reflect the value of records. First of all, it is necessary to establish a concrete process and method of estimating preservation periods. In order to deduce a definite disposal action and make the product transparent, the fixation process should be concrete and recorded in writing. Moreover, a function analysis also needs to be treated as a part of the process for not only classification but also appraisal. Furthermore, records analysis has to be fulfilled in function appraisal for the purpose of the understanding of records. Lastly, the tools should be able to reflect the outcome of concrete disposal action if that action is decided. Using this research as a platform, further studies are needed.