INFLUENCE OF OFFICE TECHNOLOGY ON RECORD MANAGEMENT IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

This research focused on the "influence of office technology on record management in educational institutions". Case study of Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, Osun State. Descriptive survey research design was used for the study. The population for the study comprised thirty-three (33) secretaries from the case study. No sample was made. Four (4) research questions guided the study: (1) What is the influence of adoption of Information Technology on the efficiency of record management in educational institutions? (2) What are the opportunities associated with integrating of Information Technology (IT) on record management functions in educational institutions? (3) What are the Information Technology (IT) skills and competencies required for effective record management functions? (4) What are the influences of Information Technology (IT) on record creation, retrieval and security functions in educational institutions? Structured questionnaire was used as the instrument for data collection from the respondents. Data collected were analysed using simple mean method. The study revealed that Information Technology influenced record creation, retrieval and security. Based on the findings, it was concluded that office technologies positively influenced record management practice in the educational institutions. The study recommends that every staff involved in handling records in the office undergoes training to guarantee total quality training in the long term.