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Reducing Physical Records: How to Go Paperlite

Almost forty years ago, BusinessWeek magazine published a story predicting a sharp decline in the use of paper by business. At the time, many experts believed that emerging digital technologies would allow companies to save on “soaring” paper costs and save a few trees in the process. One forecaster suggested that the use of paper would start decreasing in the 1980s, and that by the 1990s, most record-handling would have shifted to electronic formats. This is a great example of the old saying that is it difficult to make predictions… especially about the future!Read More

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Records management software: what’s in it for you?

In this post we offer an overview of records management software and the value it adds to records management in both small and large organizations. RM software has come a long way since it was first introduced, so if you haven’t paid much attention to RM software in recent years, it may be time to give it another look!Read More

How to develop a total records management system

If you could create your “dream” filing system, what would it look like? While every records manager will have a slightly different answer, the desired outcome will invariably be the same: that all staff can quickly find the files they need, whenever they need them.Read More

How to Minimize Offsite Storage and Reduce Costs

Few records managers will be starting the new year with a big budget increase to cover their wish list of RM programs. So if you are looking for ways to cut costs and stretch your RM budget, why not start with the records you are storing offsite? By following a few simple best practices, you may be able to reduce offsite storage volumes by 40 percent!Read More

Risk management in RM: addressing the problem of unmanaged paper documents

The organizers of ARMA 2013 did a great job bringing in thought-provoking and informative speakers this year. One of those was Larry Ponemon from the Ponemon Institute, a research group that focuses on privacy, data protection and information security policy. In his talk at ARMA, Ponemon revealed some surprising insights about the state of paper document management. Interviewing professionals in the fields of IT, records management and privacy, Ponemon learned that over half of those surveyed believed that someone else was responsible for managing paper documents.Read More

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