Effective Records Management Practices

2.1 Definition of a Record

Section 2 (1), Sarawak State Library Ordinance, 1999, “public records” means papers, documents, instruments, registers, maps, drawings, photographs, films, microfilms, magnetic disks or diskettes, video tapes, cassette tapes and recordings of any kind whatsoever, officially received, printed or reproduced by any public office or by any public officer in the course of his official or public duties.