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Implementing an Archival Display in an in-House Archive

Written by Maik Schmerbauch on May 30, 2022. Posted in Archiving, Document Management, Documents, On-Premises, Physical Records Management, Uncategorized.

A common misconception is that only financial- and personnel-powerful archives like state and federal archives have the resources to implement an exhibit displaying part of its archival collection. You may think that such an exhibit would not be possible...

Chronicle of a Records Manager: Controlling the Chaos of Disaster Response and Recovery

Written by Kimberly Johnson on April 28, 2022. Posted in Archiving, Communications, Disaster Recovery, Documents, Physical Records Management, Records, Records Management, Uncategorized.

In the field of records management, there are logistical and large-scale projects that can challenge and perplex RIM professionals. These undertakings require planning, communication, documentation, and collaboration to be successful. In some instances,...

Documentation Theory for Information Governance

Written by Marc Kosciejew, PhD on November 15, 2019. Posted in Document Management, Documents, Featured.

This article is part of a collaboration between ARMA and AIEF and is included in Information Management Magazine, ARMA-AIEF Special Edition, which will be available for download in November. A printed version of the special issue will be available...

A Pair of Foundational Concepts

Written by Nick Inglis on June 25, 2019. Posted in Content, Content Management, Content Strategy, Data, Data Governance, Data Management, Document Management, Document Strategy, Documents, Information, Information Governance, Information Management, Knowledge, Knowledge Management, Knowledge Strategy, Records, Records Management, Records Strategy.

The following is an excerpt from the ARMA Guide to the Information Profession. Words matter and word choices matter. In any profession that is looking to move forward in maturity, there are often vernacular issues that make gaining a comprehensive...

Mapping Document Management Processes (Leveraging an Information Lifecycle)

Written by ARMA International on April 23, 2019. Posted in Archiving, Capture, Collaboration, Data Storage, Discovery / eDiscovery, Disposition, Document Management, Document Strategy, Documents, Process Management.

(The following is an excerpt from an ARMA White Paper “Reviving Document Management: How the Knowledge and Experience of Document Management Can be Leveraged for Organizational Improvement“, sponsored by Access.) Processes...

‘Alexa, Fix My Records!’ A Look at AI in the Information Profession

Written by Jeff Hutchings on March 19, 2019. Posted in Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Content Analytics, Data Analytics, Document Management, Document Strategy, Documents, Electronic Records Management, Information Analytics, Information Governance, Information Management, Machine Learning, Manufacturing, Metadata, Records, Records Management.

To many people, “artificial intelligence” is a bit of an oxymoron. It is the suggestion that we can create something that then can be creative on its own. If intelligence is the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills, requiring a measure...