Records Management System and Method with Excerpts

A records management system, comprising:

• a location designation module configured to designate an electronic storage location for said each representation of a page;
• a data module configured to create an electronic data file that corresponds to said each representation of a page, wherein the electronic data file relates said each representation of a page to a document within the project, and
• wherein the electronic data file includes the electronic storage location for said each representation of a page;
• at least one workstation configured to receive input of additional data for the electronic data file, the input additional data further including a category for said each representation of a page, a date for said each representation of a page, and a provider for each said representation of a page;
• a supplementation module configured to supplement the electronic data file with said input additional data for the electronic data file;
• a merging module configured to merge said each representation of a page with the corresponding electronic data file for each said representation of a page such that said each representation of a page and the corresponding electronic data file are accessible from a single electronic project file;
• and
• a summary excerpt for at least one representation of a page that includes at least one date, at least one page number and at least one provider associated with the at least one representation of a page.