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Information Governance and the Records Lifecycle

The Texas Record

When we talk about records management on this blog, we often use the “R.I.M.” ” or “RIM” acronym as a shorthand way to refer to the “records and information management” field. But how is information governance any different than records management?

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Do You Have the Right Stuff to Transition to Information Governance?

ARMA International

In my stuffier moments, I define IG as being “the application of formal and informal controls to ensure information is managed according to your organization’s legal, operational, and technical requirements.” [1]. Hmmm … sounds a lot like records management, doesn’t it? Here’s how one organization pulled this off.

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What Is Our Professional Future?

Brandeis Records Manager

Program Director for University Records Management, Brandeis University. Like most people, I prefer to have a reasonable sense of job security, as long as my interest is engaged. At the risk of sounding alarmist, I have concerns about the records management profession’s long-range future. George Despres, CRM.