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Documentation Theory for Information Governance

ARMA International

Documentation the Emblem of Modern Society? Documentation is a central feature of the contemporary world. We are immersed in documents in nearly every sphere of life and constantly engage with them. Our lives, in many ways, are “document-pervaded.” [i] Documents are the lifeblood of institutions.

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Understanding and Documenting the Basis of Retention Periods

ARMA International

Highly regulated industries have even more of a recordkeeping burden, but those should be documented as well. Then there are record types which are not governed by laws or regulations but rather for business purposes. Promo code is not valid for the IGP Study Guide, IGBOK, or IGP exam and application fees.

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Clearing Up the Confusion between Document Management Systems and Digital Preservation Systems

Preservica

To celebrate this year's Electronic Records Day on October 10th, guest authors Pari Swift, Jacqueline Johnson, and the Ohio Records Committee share their thoughts on the key differences between document management systems and digital preservation systems in this blog post. Document Management and Digital Preservation - Similar, but Different.

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GUEST ESSAY: NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework update extends best practices to supply chain, AI

The Last Watchdog

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has updated their widely used Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) — a free respected landmark guidance document for reducing cybersecurity risk. It also introduces a new focus on governance, highlighting cybersecurity as a critical enterprise risk with many dependencies.

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What’s the Current State of Data Governance and Automation?

erwin

I’m excited to share the results of our new study with Dataversity that examines how data governance attitudes and practices continue to evolve. Defining Data Governance: What Is Data Governance? . 1 reason to implement data governance. Most have only data governance operations. Stop Wasting Your Time.

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Information Governance and the Records Lifecycle

The Texas Record

In a nutshell, this is information governance. ARMA defines “information governance” as “the overarching and coordinating strategy for all organizational information. But how is information governance any different than records management? ” That sounds great! ” That sounds great! Extra Phases.

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Data Governance and Metadata Management: You Can’t Have One Without the Other

erwin

When an organization’s data governance and metadata management programs work in harmony, then everything is easier. Data governance is a complex but critical practice. Data Governance Attitudes Are Shifting. Regulatory compliance was the biggest driver for data governance implementation, according to the 2018 report.

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