GB/T 18894-2016Specification on electronic documents archiving and electronic records management (English PDF)
电子文件归档与电子档案管理规范
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Issued by
General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China; Standardization Administration of China
Level / Type
National · Recommended
Issue date
August 29, 2016
Implementation date
March 1, 2017
Scope
GB/T 18894-2016 is the English-translated version of 电子文件归档与电子档案管理规范.
GB/T 18894-2016 specifies the general methods for collecting, arranging and archiving electronic documents of retention value produced in official business, and for cataloguing, managing and disposing of the resulting electronic records.
It applies to government bodies, public organizations, enterprises, institutions and other organizations, and may be used for electronic documents produced in other activities.
After defining terms such as electronic record, metadata, component, authenticity, integrity, capture, transfer, conversion and migration, it sets the general principles and the division of responsibilities between archives, creating, IT and confidentiality departments, then specifies the archiving functions of business systems, the basic functions and security management of electronic records management systems (including physical isolation from the Internet), the archiving scope of documents and metadata, and the rules for collecting, classifying, sequencing and naming electronic documents; later clauses cover archiving and cataloguing, records management and disposition.
It replaces GB/T 18894-2002: the title has been changed, normative references and definitions have been added, a new clause on system functions has been introduced, and the management requirements are now set out stage by stage in five clauses.
Issued on 29 August 2016, in force since 1 March 2017. Classification: ICS 01.140.20, CCS A14. The document runs to 18 pages, delivered complete in English translation.
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Document preview — GB/T 18894-2016
National Standard of the People's Republic of China
- ICS
- 01.140.20
- Classification
- A14
- Replacing
- GB/T 18894-2002
Issued by: General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China; Standardization Administration of China
Contents
- Foreword
- 1 Scope
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Terms and definitions
- 4 General principles
- 5 Business systems and electronic records management systems
- 6 Scope of the electronic records to be archived
- 7 Collection and arrangement of the electronic records
3 Terms and definitions
4 General principles
5 Business systems and electronic records management systems
6 Scope of the electronic records to be archived
7 Collection and arrangement of the electronic records
Foreword
This standard was drafted in accordance with the rules given in GB/T 1.1-2009.
This standard replaces GB/T 18894-2002, Specification for filing and management of electronic records.
The main changes of this standard compared with GB/T 18894-2002 are as follows:
- the title of the standard has been changed to Specification on electronic documents archiving and electronic records management, and the necessary normative references and terms and definitions have been added;
- in accordance with the management requirements for electronic documents and electronic records, a dedicated Clause 5 sets out explicit requirements for the relevant functions of business systems and electronic records management systems;
- from Clause 6 onwards, five clauses describe the management requirements for the main business stages of electronic documents and electronic records, namely the archiving scope of electronic documents, the collection and arrangement of electronic documents, the archiving of electronic documents and cataloguing of electronic records, the management of electronic records, and the disposition of electronic records.
This standard was proposed by and is under the jurisdiction of the National Archives Administration of China.
Drafting organization of this standard: National Archives Administration of China.
Chief drafters of this standard: Mao Haifan, Wang Lan, Ding Desheng, Hou Jia, Fang Yun, Huang Yuming, Liu Weiyan, Cai Xuemei, Ma Shugui and Zhang Nan.
The previous edition replaced by this standard is: GB/T 18894-2002.
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This preview omits tables, figures, formulas and parts of the technical clauses. The complete document — 18 pages — is available in the English PDF.
Referenced standards
Normative references
- GB/T 2828.1-2012Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes - Part 1: Sampling schemes indexed by acceptance quality limit (AQL) for lot-by-lot inspection
- GB/T 7156-2003Codes and identification of secret level for documents
- GB/T 9704-2012Layout key for official document of Party and government organs
- GB/T 11821-2002The specification of photographic archives management
- GB/T 11822-2008General requirements for the file formation of scientific and technological archives
- GB/T 12628-2008General specification for hard disk drive
DA/T 15-1995 · DA/T 32-2005 · DA/T 38-2008 · ISO 13008:2012 · ISO/TR 13028:2010 · ISO 16175-2:2011 · ISO 16175-3:2010
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Editions of GB/T 18894
| Edition | Title | Revision | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB/T 18894-2016 | Specification on electronic documents archiving and electronic records management | current edition | Current |
| GB/T 18894-2002 | STANDARDs of electronic records filing and management | previous edition | Superseded |
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