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INVESTIGATION ON RECORD'S DISASTER RECOVERY PLAN IN PUBLIC INSTITUTION: A CASE STUDY AT BAGAMOYO DISTRICT COUNCIL.

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dc:title	INVESTIGATION ON RECORD'S DISASTER RECOVERY PLAN IN PUBLIC INSTITUTION: A CASE STUDY AT BAGAMOYO DISTRICT COUNCIL.
dc:creator	Anami Sted Mbukwa
dc:subject	Records disaster recovery planning
dc:subject	Bagamoyo District Council
dc:subject	Local government research
dc:subject	Policies and practices
dc:subject	Disaster types
dc:subject	Strengthening strategies
dc:subject	Case study design
dc:subject	Questionnaires and interviews
dc:subject	Records managers
dc:subject	IT officers
dc:subject	Heads of department
dc:subject	Administrative staff
dc:subject	Partially developed framework
dc:subject	Inconsistent implementation
dc:subject	Documented plan awareness
dc:subject	Backup practices
dc:subject	Irregular backups
dc:subject	Same-building storage
dc:subject	System/IT failure
dc:subject	Theft/vandalism
dc:subject	Natural hazards (fire, flooding)
dc:subject	Training gaps
dc:subject	Fair knowledge levels
dc:subject	Records and Archives Management Act No. 3 of 2002
dc:subject	Policy dissemination
dc:subject	Staff capacity
dc:subject	Cybersecurity
dc:subject	Physical security
dc:subject	Formalized disaster recovery plan
dc:subject	Communication of plan
dc:subject	Secure backup practices
dc:subject	Staff training
dc:subject	Regular training investment
dc:subject	Further research
dc:subject	Local government authorities
dc:description	This study investigates records disaster recovery planning at Bagamoyo District Council, Tanzania, addressing a gap in local government-level research on the subject. Guided by four, examining existing records disaster recovery policies and practices, identifying disaster types affecting the Council, determining challenges hindering effective planning, and proposing strengthening strategies, the study adopted a case study design combining questionnaires and interviews with 20 staff respondents, including records managers, IT officers, heads of department, and administrative staff. Findings reveal a partially developed and inconsistently implemented records disaster recovery framework: only half of respondents were aware of a documented plan, and just 45% knew who was responsible for its implementation. Backup practices were irregular, with 25% of respondents reporting rare or no backups, and 30% storing backups either in the same building as originals or not at all. System/IT failure (40%) and theft/vandalism (35%) were perceived as the greatest threats, together outweighing natural hazards such as fire and flooding. Over half of respondents had received no or incomplete training in records disaster recovery, contributing to only "fair" self-rated knowledge levels. The study concludes that despite legal obligations under Tanzania's Records and Archives Management Act No. 3 of 2002, the Council's vital records remain vulnerable to loss due to weak policy dissemination, inconsistent backup practices, and limited staff capacity. It recommends formalizing and communicating the disaster recovery plan, standardizing secure backup practices, prioritizing cybersecurity and physical security measures, and investing in regular staff training, while proposing further research across multiple local government authorities to assess the generalizability of these findings.
dc:publisher	School of Library, Archives and Documentation Studies (SLADS)
dc:date	2026
dc:type	Text
dc:type	Dissertation
dc:format	application/pdf
dc:identifier	https://repository.slads.sc.tz/records/cmsio77k30001k8c5c32btggs
dc:language	en
dc:rights	All rights reserved
dc:relation	https://repository.slads.sc.tz/api/records/cmsio77k30001k8c5c32btggs/file