At the core of the right to information are records - papers, documents, files, notes, materials, videos, tapes, samples, computer printouts, disks and a range of other things. Without an effective system for creating, managing, storing and archiving records, implementation of RTI laws will be more difficult.

• Society of American Archivists (2006) Political Pressure and the Archival Record, a collection of essays which cover such topics as the use of records as a tool of government; destruction of records as political act, secrecy and accountability etc.
• IRMT Training Modules - International Records Management Trust (2004) Records Management Training Materials, comprehensive topic-by-topic downloadable training materials.
• National Archives of Scotland (2004) Record Keeping Information & Advice pages. 
• Scottish National Archives (2004) Generic Model Action Plan for developing records management arrangements.
• UK National Archives (2004) E-Governance Policy Framework for Electronic Records Management.
• UK Public Record Office & National Archives (2004) Good Practice in Managing Electronic Documents.
• UK National Archives (2004) Guidelines for Developing a Policy on Email.
• National Archives of Scotland (2004) Code of Practice on Records Management.
• UK National Archives (2004) Guidelines for the Realisation of Benefits from Electronic Records Management
• UK Public Record Office & National Archives (2004) Guidance Paper on Managing Web Resources.
• UK National Archives (undated) Records Management.
• UK National Archives (undated) Electronic Records Management Resources.
• UK Public Record Office & National Archives (undated) Guidance for an Inventory of Electronic Record Collections.
• UK Department of Constitutional Affairs (2002) Lord Chancellor's Code of Practice on Records Management.
• UK Public Record Office & National Archives (2001) Managing Sustainable Electronic Records
• (2002) Australian Standard for Records Management, AS ISO 15489, Issued July 2002. (Essentially identical to International Standard on Records Management, ISO 15489, in October 2001) 
• Laura Millar (2003) The Right to Information - the Right to Records: The Relationship between Record Keeping, Access to Information, and Government Accountability, CHRI unpublished.
• Consumer Rights Commission of Pakistan & Centre for Civic Education Pakistan (2003) Federal Ministry of Health: A Study into the Information Management System and How Best the Ministry Can Implement FOI Ordinance 2002.
• John McDonald (2001) "Electronic Record Keeping: A Canadian Presentation.
• International Records Management Trust & International Council on Archives (1999) Organising and Controlling Current Records.
• International Records Management Trust & International Council on Archives (1999) Managing Archives in the Public Sector.
• Australian Law Reform Commission (1999) Australia's Federal Record : A Review of Archives Act 1983, Report No 85.
• Canadian Information Commissioner (1994) Information Technology and Open Government.