A new wave of government information management: The implementation of a function-based classification structure in a Canadian government organization

Park, Seolji; Neal, Diane Rasmussen

Abstract

In an effort to improve government information management, people in Canadian government organizations have implemented a number of information management initiatives that are designed to meet the needs of their organizations. Industry Canada is developing its own information classification methodology, known as Business-based Classification Structure (BCS). BCS is unique in the sense that it is a function-based structure, as opposed to widely used subject-based structures. This article will explore the BCS as an information classification structure, how it can improve government information management regardless of shared information repository types, and its costs and benefits.

Citation

Park, S., & Neal, D. R. (2012). A new wave of government information management: The implementation of a function-based classification structure in a Canadian government organization. Journal of Library Metadata, 12(1), 23-38. https://doi.org/10.1080/19386389.2012.652569

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Feb 28, 2012
• Publication Date: 2012
• Deposit Date: Feb 3, 2023
• Journal: Journal of Library Metadata
• Print ISSN: 1938-6389
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 23-38
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/19386389.2012.652569
• Keywords: business activity structure classification system; business-based classification structure; function-based classification; government metadata; Industry Canada; Library and Archives Canada; organizational information management