Records Management – Page 2

Cloud, Intelligent Content Services, and Digital Fragility: What’s on the RIM Horizon for 2020

Written by Cheryl McKinnon on December 26, 2019. Posted in News & Analysis, Records Management.

Highlights of the Forrester Research and ARMA International Records Management Online Survey, Q4 2019 2019 marks ten years since ARMA International and Forrester Research first surveyed records and information management (RIM) decision-makers to...

Summary – “Blockchain Technology and Recordkeeping”

Written by Alysha Joo, MAS, MLIS on November 21, 2019. Posted in Blockchain, Records, Records Management, Records Strategy.

This article summarizes a report published by AIEF on May 30, 2019. Additionally, the article is included in Information Management Magazine, ARMA-AIEF Special Edition, which will be available for download in November. A printed version of the special...

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...

Attorneys Respond to Delaware Court’s Affirmation That Emails and Texts May Constitute Corporate Books and Records

Written by Jeff Whited on May 29, 2019. Posted in Communications, Content, Data Governance, Digital Preservation, Discovery / eDiscovery, Electronic Records Management, Email Management, Enterprise Content Management (ECM), Information Governance, Information Management, Legal, News & Analysis, Records Management, Retention.

In reporting on recent actions in the Delaware courts, WilmerHale attorneys Stephanie C. Evans and Alan J. Wilson remind organizations to carefully manage all evidence of communications among boards and directors, whether it comes in traditional formats...

‘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...

Migrating Legacy Records – a Case Study

Written by Uta Fox, CRM, FAI on March 12, 2019. Posted in Compliance, Data Storage, Electronic Records Management, Information Technology, Migration, Project Management, Records, Records Management, Records Strategy, Vital Records.

Organizations that maintain electronic records systems may at some point need to undertake either a records conversion or migration to address software obsolescence. This article discusses how the Calgary Police Service’s (CPS) records and information...

Big Bucket Retention: Objectives, Issues, Outcomes

Written by William Saffady, Ph.D, FAI on December 7, 2018. Posted in Electronic Records Management, Records, Records Management, Records Strategy, Retention, Retention Management.

Fifteen years after its introduction by the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration as a strategy for improving federal agencies recordkeeping performance, the big bucket approach to record retention is in common use. This article summarizes...