Records Management refers to a set of activities required for systematically controlling the creation, distribution, use, maintenance, and disposition of recorded information maintained as evidence of business activities and transactions. The key word in this definition is "evidence". The benefits are: Organizing information for retrieval when needed. Protecting records that are essential to mission-critical business operations. Ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory recordkeeping requirements, thereby avoiding costly fines or other penaltiesRecords Classification: Concepts, Principles and Methods: Information, Systems, Context introduces classification, an early part of the research lifecycle. Classification ensures systematic organization of documents and facilitates information retrieval.