Leszek Pudłowski, Model cyklu życia dokumentacji, w: Archeion, T. 115, Warszawa 2014, ss. 177-226. Wydawnictwo dostępne w postaci elektronicznej na stronie NDAP.

Streszczenie w języku angielskim:

"Leszek Pudłowski, The Records Life Cycle Model. The article presents the fi rst theoretical model

that proposes a comprehensive description of records management processes. The concept of the

life cycle of records roots in the distant past, but in the archival domain it only originated in the United

States at the end of the fi rst half of the 20th century. The model is successfully used today by archives

and records management professionals, especially on the American continent and partly in Europe.

The author demonstrates that there is no single creator of the concept. Moreover, he rules out one

of the contenders considered for that title. The article stresses the merits of Philip C. Brooks and

Emmett J. Leahy and fi nds a forgotten precursor of the concept, Helen L. Chatfi eld. Having analysed

more than 40 different proposals for the model, the author separates its two — previously unnoticed

— basic types of the life cycle concept: frequential and functional. The two models identify 3 to

10 life cycle phases. In conclusion, the author proposes the use of a comprehensive and streamlined

records life cycle model with the following fi ve phases: creation, maintenance, use, retention, and

disposition."

Źródło: Archeion, t. 115