Records Management – ARMA Magazine

Roadmap to Smarter Records Management with AI

Written by Brent Gatewood on January 26, 2026. Posted in Artificial Intelligence, Compliance, Content Management, Document Management, Electronic Records Management, Information Governance, Records, Records Management, Uncategorized.

Executive Summary Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to reshape how organizations manage electronic records. From accelerating classification and compliance to identifying risks, AI offers real solutions to modern governance challenges....

Rethinking Records: How Smarter Strategies Are Unlocking Space, Security, and Savings for Law Firms

Written by Andrew Bikowski on November 16, 2025. Posted in Digital Transformation, Digitization, Document Strategy, Documents, Information Access, Information Governance, Legal, Physical Records Management, Records Management, Retention, Risk Management.

In an industry where every square foot and every second count, paper records are more than a legacy. They are a liability. While many law firms continue to manage sprawling records rooms and offsite storage contracts, a growing number are discovering...

Moving Forward: The Audit, Conversion, and Destruction of 14 Million Paper Documents — A Case Study

Written by Karoline Correa on January 27, 2025. Posted in Audit, Capture, Collaboration, Digitization, Disposition, Document Management, Documents, Electronic Records Management, Imaging, Project Management, Records, Records Management, Retention, Retention Management, Scanning, Uncategorized.

A leading global investment firm initiated a project called Digital Forward to facilitate relocating their New York City office and in doing so transitioned to a digital-first workplace, where efficient, searchable digital records would replace paper...

Unlocking Dynamic Records and Information Management

Written by Kimberly Johnson on April 22, 2024. Posted in Document Management, Information, Information Governance, Information Management, Records Management, Records Strategy, Retention, Retention Management, Uncategorized.

Records and Information Management (RIM) is a business component vital to organizational success, yet it is rarely an organization’s top priority. Underpinning RIM practices at an organizational level is imperative to meeting legal requirements...

Records Managers—Become the Easy, Adjustable, Reliable Tool of the Organization

Written by Tom Corey on June 19, 2023. Posted in Collaboration, Information Governance, Information Management, Records Management, Uncategorized.

Records managers, compliance, finance, information technology, legal, and privacy departments are all concerned with the proper management of information. For records managers, though, their primary focus is the proper management of information. For...

Build and Sustain Your Records Program with a Records Management Playbook

Written by Jesse Wilkins on September 26, 2022. Posted in Records Management, Records Strategy, Uncategorized.

What if your organization’s entire records team won the lottery today and quit? What would happen to your records program? How long would it take your organization to rebuild the team from scratch? If you had a records management playbook in place,...

Top Information Governance Principles for your Mailroom

Written by Eric Lynn on July 4, 2022. Posted in Capture, Digitization, Document Management, Information Governance, Records Management.

Do information governance principles apply to your organization’s mailroom? Mail has typically been a perfunctory function aligned with other physical office services, but for many organizations, the COVID-19 pandemic has shifted mail to a critical—and...

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,...

The Impact of Data Protection Laws on Your Records Retention Schedule

Written by Tom Corey on April 18, 2022. Posted in Data, Data Management, Data Storage, Disposition, Records Management, Retention, Retention Management, Uncategorized.

It is essential that your organization’s records retention schedule is compliant with the data protection requirements in the jurisdictions where your organization operates. This task may seem overwhelming since jurisdictions around the world are...

Records Inventory 101:

Written by Lisa Morris on April 11, 2022. Posted in Disposition, Document Management, Electronic Records Management, Records, Records Management, Retention, Retention Management, Uncategorized.

101 Just Sounds Good—There is Nothing Basic About a Records Inventory Introduction In records administration, an inventory is a detailed listing of each record/record series or system, along with a location indicator, and other essential data....