XML Marks the Future for Electronic Records.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Winters, Roger,
- Source
- Information Management Journal; Nov/Dec2005, Vol. 39 Issue 6, p64-68, 4p
- Subject
- Archives
Information resources management
XML (Extensible Markup Language)
Electronic records
Document markup languages
Databases
Records management
- Language
- ISSN
- 15352897
This article provides an explanation of what extensible markup language (XML) is and does. According to the author, records and information management (RIM) professionals need to learn about XML and what it can do for their organizations. By investing the time in such education, RIM professionals can ensure that records based in XML technology are properly managed. This article also describes how XML may change electronic records. It urges records and information management professionals to help build standards for XML use. INSET: The Key Role of XML in the Legal Environment.