we can document a document and record a record we can also record a record as a record but can we really document a document as a document we can accurately record a noise as a record but can we document a noise as a document accurately Therefore that is 2 to 1 in favour of the record and plural adds the "s" so its document and records, that is good enough for me on a Friday afternoon!, Thanks Mark Many Regards Geoff Geoff Gray MBE MBCS Corporate Information & Knowledge Manager ICT Finance & Resources Directorate office & mobile tel: 02083562683 email: [log in to unmask] Website: www.hackney.gov.uk <http://www.hackney.gov.uk/> -----Original Message----- From: The Information and Records Management Society mailing list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Tony May Sent: Friday, June 07, 2013 5:04 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Friday afternoon question: one or many? David I thought you view archive/s at a records office :-) Good question no idea of the answer. Maybe because a document is about a single entity where you use version control . while records comes from a number of files/folders. From: The Information and Records Management Society mailing list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Bridge Sent: 07 June 2013 16:36 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Friday afternoon question: one or many? Marc But you view Records at a Record Office Regards David ____________________________________________________________________________________ Tel | Ffôn | 01352 702178 Email | Ebost | [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> Secure e-mail|Ebost [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> ____________________________________________________________________________________ http://www.flintshire.gov.uk <http://www.flintshire.gov.uk/> | http://www.siryfflint.gov.uk <http://www.siryfflint.gov.uk/> http://www.twitter.com/flintshirecc <http://www.twitter.com/flintshirecc> | http://www.twitter.com/csyfflint <http://www.twitter.com/csyfflint> From: Marc Fresko <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask], Date: 07/06/2013 16:11 Subject: Friday afternoon question: one or many? Sent by: The Information and Records Management Society mailing list <[log in to unmask]> ________________________________ Document Management, Records management... 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