Electronic Records Management in Institutions of Higher Learning in Libya: A Case Study

Khdega A. Y. Galala () and Zawiyah M. Yusof ()
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Khdega A. Y. Galala: Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
Zawiyah M. Yusof: Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

Journal of Information & Knowledge Management (JIKM), 2013, vol. 12, issue 01, 1-12

Abstract: This study is executed in order to determine whether public institutions of higher learning in Libya have policy and guideline for managing electronic records and also to identify whether there are problems in managing electronic records. The study adopts survey as its method for employing the questionnaire as a technique to collect data. The study involves three institutions of higher learning in Al-Joufra, Libya namely College of Arts and Sciences, Teachers Preparatory College and College of Economics and Accounting. About 10% of their staff members (from the entire population of 1000) were chosen randomly as a study sample. The study revealed that institutions of higher learning in Al-Joufra do implement electronic record management but without clear policy and guidelines. Only 46% of the surveyed samples agree that they have a written policy and guidelines for managing records. In addition, the study also discovered institutions of higher learning (80%) in Al-Joufra face difficulties in handling and managing electronic records.

Keywords: Electronic records; policy; records management; institution of higher learning; Libya (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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