records manager

individual within an organization who is responsible for systematically managing the recorded information generated and received by the organization See also archivist and Certified Records Manager (CRM).

The person responsible for or engaged in a records management program. Sometimes known as a records officer or records administrator.

The records manager is responsible for the implementation of a records management program in keeping with the policies and procedures that govern that program, including the identification, classification, handling and disposition of the organizations records throughout their retention life. The physical storage and protection of records may be a component of this individuals functions, but it may also be delegated to someone else. See Records Custodian.