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dc.contributor.authorMucunguzi, Cosmas
dc.contributor.authorTuranzyomwe, Prudence
dc.contributor.authorNanyonga, Racheal
dc.contributor.authorBukirwa, Jivera
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-12T15:14:59Z
dc.date.available2022-05-12T15:14:59Z
dc.date.issued2022-03
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/12434
dc.descriptionDissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of Degree of Bachelor of Records and Archives Management of Makerere Universityen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study entitled ―Designing an Electronic Records Storage System for Namirembe Cathedral was carried out at Namirembe Cathedral and aimed at designing an electronic records storage system (ERSS) to effectively and efficiently store and maintain church records at the cathedral. The specific objectives were to; find out the types of records generated and stored, examine the challenges associated with the current records storage approach, identify the potential users of the electronic records storage system, design an electronic records storage system, and implement the designed electronic records storage system for Namirembe cathedral. The study targeted a population of 25 study elements of both records staff and records users and adopted a qualitative research approach and a case study design. Data collection was done using interview and observation methods and tools. Through these methods and tools, the study managed to gather 87.5% responses from the predetermined or target sample size of 24 study elements. Purposive sampling technique was applied when selecting records staff (records managers, officers and assistants) and random sampling technique to select church records users that participated in the study. The study found out that; the cathedral stores and maintains baptism, marriage, church history, funeral/death, confirmation and administrative records. The study also revealed that; the current records storage and maintenance approach/system at the cathedral is characterized with serious issues of church records damages, misplacement of church records, lack of storage back-up plan for physical church record, issues in access and retrieval of church records, issues in records security and integrity, diminishing physical storage space, and limited storage equipment. The study also established that, majority of up to 81.0% respondents believed that designing and implementing an ERSS would help greatly in overcoming such challenges. The study further found out that the cathedral prefers a system with a variety of requirements/features but majorly one that is able to search, retrieve, capture, store/preserve, index records and generate reports on various parameters. Majority (76.2%) recommended that the new ERSS should be managed and operated by records staff i.e., records managers, officers and assistants. The parallel and phased mode of system implementation were the most preferred modes desired when implementing the ERSS at |the cathedral seconded by 47.6% and 38.1% of the respondents respectively. The study concluded that the design of a ERSS will help greatly in bringing about efficiency and effectiveness in records management processes at the cathedral. It thus recommended that the ERSS be designed and through a parallel mode, be implemented to effectively and efficiently store and maintain church records at the cathedral.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipGovernment of Ugandaen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMakerere Universityen_US
dc.subjectElectronic recordsen_US
dc.subjectStorage systemen_US
dc.subjectNamirembe cathedralen_US
dc.subjectChurch recordsen_US
dc.titleDesigning an electronic records storage system for Namirembe cathedralen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US


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