Preservation of Electronic Information: A Case Study of the Information Systems Department at Svenska Handelsbanken

The explosive progress of information technology has radically transformed the way in which vital business information is communicated, documented and preserved. The transition to electronic media has resulted in increased efficiency and higher profitability, but it has also created the need for new routines for records management. The challenges become especially evident when corporate information is increasingly handled by a centralized automated data management system during its entire life cycle.