InfoInsighttag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-2522822007-03-13T13:24:01-08:00Jeffrey C. Schowen, CRM, Principal, Acumen Information Services sounds off on the hottest issues in the records and information management industry... from developing records programs to disaster management and corporate training, hear insider perspective from one the sharpest minds that helps shape the industry.TypePadThis is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use.Why IT Needs RMtag:typepad.com,2003:post-316019642007-03-13T13:24:01-08:002007-03-13T13:24:01-08:00Why Information Technology Needs Records Management Historically, Records Management has been viewed as clerical in nature, requiring minimal skill or education to work within the ranks of records clerks. The realities of industry trends have replaced this view with one of importance and substantial controls and accountabilities. Considering the advent...AcumenGive Yourself a Report Card tag:typepad.com,2003:post-115123062006-07-11T09:43:01-08:002006-07-11T09:43:01-08:00What is your Records Management Report Card? Defining a typical business or government agencies performance compared with modern day requirements for records management. As a Certified Records Manager and consultant of 30 years, I searched many different approaches to educate clients on industry requirements for running a records program. Finally,...AcumenInstitutional Memory - Legacy or Lethargytag:typepad.com,2003:post-95555652006-03-20T14:12:05-09:002006-03-20T14:12:05-09:00Institutional Memory – Legacy or Lethargy? What price have we paid for corporate knowledge and memory? Has the advent of technology enabled us to amass more information than we can use or manage? Do you understand today’s current legal demands for information management? Exploring these questions and defining critically accurate...AcumenHas information technology outpaced our knowledge of what it can do to us? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-88431982006-02-08T09:44:23-09:002006-02-08T09:44:23-09:00Has information technology outpaced our understanding of what it can do to us? I feel compelled to explore some realities that suggest we may not fully understand what information technologies can do to us (instead of for us). Last weekend, I was honored to have presented "Taming the Digital Beast"...AcumenCharting Your Records Management Course - Gaining Management Support tag:typepad.com,2003:post-86259692006-01-27T11:30:28-09:002006-01-27T11:30:28-09:00Attracting Management attention and support for a new or re-emphasized Records Management (RM) Program requires careful consideration prior to stepping into action. Unless you are a records management company, archives or records storage as your core business it may be challenging to gain support for a new RM endeavor. The...AcumenRequest it from Archives: Trends and Concerns Surrounding EDM Technology, Part IItag:typepad.com,2003:post-80139432005-12-20T11:08:33-09:002005-12-20T11:08:33-09:00Time and again I’ve witnessed imaging solutions get stretched, expanded, customized, added servers, etc. because end users have requested new or differing functionality. A paradox exists in this: an EDM solution was purchased on the basis of operating and fiscal efficiency, but as end users become more skilled and adept...AcumenRequest it from Archives: the Advantages of Electronic Document Management, Part Itag:typepad.com,2003:post-80137912005-12-20T10:57:57-09:002005-12-20T10:57:57-09:00Managing records electronically in the form of images can be a huge time saver. It also has the potential to be a miserable failure as a waste of time and money. Electronic Document Management (EDM) technology should be purchased and installed based on economic business decision-making. All too often EDM...AcumenDid you get that forward I sent? Governing email and building bridges in the digital dividetag:typepad.com,2003:post-75427622005-11-18T10:12:39-09:002005-11-18T10:12:39-09:00Email is a unique and decisive tool strategic to business operations. It is also a hazard. During its incubation period, email has been embraced as a revolutionary communication tool; unfortunately its governance and regulation have largely been ignored. As a result, many businesses and government agencies maintain copious amounts of...AcumenPicking up the pieces: Economic Re-development post-Katrina, the role of records and informationtag:typepad.com,2003:post-75308222005-11-17T14:56:18-09:002005-11-17T14:56:18-09:00We’re all too familiar with the scenery; flooded homes, broken storefronts, and a rainbow of faces looking longingly with despair for any semblance of normalcy. Not only did Hurricane Katrina lay waste to the southeast United States, it all but eliminated the knowledge and information capital of the Gulf Coast...Acumen