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Establishing Records Management at Brandeis—The First Eighteen Months

Brandeis Records Manager

George Despres, University Records Manager, Brandeis University. The Brandeis University Records Management (URM) program has much in front of it, but some solid foundational accomplishments behind it. Books on institutional functions, like finance, law, student records, HR, advancement, etc.,

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The Pushmi-Pullyu Impact of Technology Innovation on Information Preservation

AIIM

Many of you are aware that I’ve been working on a personal mystery project on the weekends that I’m publishing on Medium since it goes beyond the kind of thing we usually cover in this space ( In search of my Grandparents -- A records management journey ). I recently found an initial communication dated May 12, 1995 to this news group.

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Meeting Evolving Business Needs – A Conversation Between RIM Educators and Thought Leaders

Information Governance Perspectives

ON LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AMIDST THE CONVERGENCE OF TECHNOLOGY AND REGULATORY PRESSURES… Although it’s not yet mainstream in every business, we do know that Big Data, IoT, and other emerging technologies are certainly driving some of the need for IG professionals. And recruiters are looking for that education and experience.

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Part 1: OMG! Not another digital transformation article! Is it about understanding the business drivers?

ARMA International

Communication technologies have continued to change societies and human interaction. Inventions such as the telegraph, the wireless radio, magnetic recording, and the telephone have enabled faster and wider dissemination of information to wider audiences of business users and customers. A Very Short History Of Big Data , Forbes [link].

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Part 3: OMG! Not another digital transformation article! Is it about effecting risk management and change management?

ARMA International

Depending on one’s role, the ECM solution might mean a content management system (CMS), web content management (WCM), knowledge management system (KMS), document management systems (DMS), and electronic documents and records management system (EDRMS). Big Data Considerations. Key Takeaways.

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IG: The Whole Is More Than the Sum of Its Parts

Positively RIM

However, their training rarely includes information technology, managing Big Data, and system optimization. Some organizations lack adequate security expertise to counter outside hacking and internal pilfering of proprietary data. What are the communication channels, and how well do they work together?

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Looking at Information Management Through a Different Lens

AIIM

I’ve often been fascinated with the “Curse of Knowledge” – the tendency of people with very detailed and specific knowledge to unknowingly assume that the subject of their communications has the background to actually understand what they are talking about. They noted in that report, yes, we need data scientists – and lots more of them.