Information, records, and the philosophy of speech acts

This essay oncentrates on several theoretical perspectives, This most notably on speech act theory (or philosophy). It contains considererations how notions of ‘information’ might relate to a view of record-making and record-keeping that take account of speech act philosophy. It concludes that records have both social and informational roles. Speech act theory reminds us that records are not mere information objects or containers of facts, and it affirms that records do not simply dissolve into interpretation. At the point of inscription, a record and an action are interlinked: assertive, directive, commissive, or declarative.