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What is Information Capture? Definition, Purpose, and Value

AIIM

What is Information Capture? AIIM's training offers this definition for Capture: Capture is the process of getting records (or documents) that you have created into some sort of information management system, and recording their existence in the system. Much of that context is captured in the form of metadata.

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Capturing Paper Documents - Best Practices and Common Questions

AIIM

Despite technology, most companies continue to struggle to manage the burden of paper in many important business processes. Also known as “capture,” this capability is characterized by the ability to scan paper documents to store and use them in digital form instead of paper. What is Scan and Store?

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What is the Value of Records and Information Management?

AIIM

To help answer that, take a quick mental inventory of all the technologies your organization utilizes that interact in some way with organizational information. Think about technology like email, personal computers, the web, smart phones, social media, etc. Now ask yourself – who is in charge of managing all of that information?