Dictionary definition(s) for: records series

• n., Dossiers, file units or individual documents that are arranged in accordance with a classification or filing system or that are maintained as a unit because they result from the same accumulation or filing process, the same function or the same activity, and that have a particular form or because of some other relationship arising out of their creation, receipt or use. Syn.: series.
  [ Archives - A Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology ]
  Pearce-Moses, Richard. A Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology. Chicago: Society of American Archivists, 2005. http://www.archivists.org/glossary/index.asp
  See Also:

  • dossier
  • fonds
  • file
  • item
• n., A group of record items, either controlled by numbers or other symbols or not, which results from the same accumulation, are subject to the same processes and procedures of organization, or have similar physical shape and informational content.
  [ Archives - School of Library, Archival and Information Studies (SLAIS) Glossary ]
  School of Library, Archival and Information Studies. "Select List of Archival Terminology." School of Library, Archival and Information Studies. http://www.slais.ubc.ca/RESOURCES/students/Archival_Terminology.pdf.
• n., A group of related records arranged according to a filing system that are the product of the same business process, or because of some other relationship arising out of the process of creation, receipt, or use. Large, complex record series may be subdivided.
  [ Archives - "Arizona Electronic Records Thesaurus." ]
  Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. "Arizona Electronic Records Thesaurus." Version 1.1. Phoenix: Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records, 2001. http://rpm.lib.az.us/alert/thesaurus/index.html.
• n., A grouping of documents within a fonds created to accomplish one function.
  [ Archives - School of Library, Archival and Information Studies (SLAIS) Glossary ]
  School of Library, Archival and Information Studies. "Select List of Archival Terminology." School of Library, Archival and Information Studies. http://www.slais.ubc.ca/RESOURCES/students/Archival_Terminology.pdf.
• n., Documents arranged systematically or maintained as a unit because they relate to a particular function or subject, result from the same activity, have a particular form, or because of some other relationship arising from their creation, receipt, and use.
  [ Archives - School of Library, Archival and Information Studies (SLAIS) Glossary ]
  School of Library, Archival and Information Studies. "Select List of Archival Terminology." School of Library, Archival and Information Studies. http://www.slais.ubc.ca/RESOURCES/students/Archival_Terminology.pdf.