Information Management Journal articles from January 2003

Information Management Journal archives from January 2003

A resolution for the New Year. (In focus: a message from the editors).
January 1, 2003... The beginning of a new year is an opportune time to make resolutions to change or to do something differently in the next 12 months and beyond. Some resolve to improve their physical or mental well-being by losing weight, exercising more,...

Acquisitions all around. (Up front: news, trends & analysis).(content management market)
January 1, 2003... The research firm Meta Group predicts the enterprise content management market will exceed $10 billion by 2004. Furthermore, by 2006 more than 90 percent of "Global 2000" companies will have formalized electronic records management policies and...

The case of the disappearing data. (Up front: news, trends & analysis).
January 1, 2003... The war on terrorism has taken public access to information prisoner, according to many experts. Since 9/11, the federal government has removed public access to what it has deemed to be sensitive data. The Associated Press (AP) recently...

A time of challenge and opportunity for RIM. (Up front: news, trends & analysis).
January 1, 2003... At a recent conference held in Bristol, United Kingdom (U.K.), "Records Management in Government," the U.K.'s Lord Chancellor Irvine of Lairg said now is a time of great opportunity and challenge for records management. "The government's...

Rise of the corporate ethics officer. (Up front: news, trends & analysis).
January 1, 2003... The Sarbanes-Oxley Act has inspired a resurgence of a thought-to-be-extinct executive: the corporate ethics officer, an official responsible for preserving a company's reputation by preventing scandals. A recent Associated Press (AP)...

Gartner predicts IT advances will spur job cuts. (Up front: news, trends & analysis).
January 1, 2003... Technology will continue to help companies become more efficient, but it could cost employees their jobs. According to Gartner Inc., successful companies buoyed by a stronger economy and continued technological advances will lay off...

Coming soon: self-destructing e-mail? (Up front: news, trends & analysis).
January 1, 2003... Microsoft has been quiet about the next version of Office, dubbed Office 11 and set to ship in mid-May, but a few media outlets are reporting that the upcoming version of its e-mail program Outlook will allow users to have more control over...

High-tech record storage. (Up front: news, trends & analysis).
January 1, 2003... It's not science fiction. Soon, records containing personal information about an individual may be stored on a CD or a computer chip, which may be implanted under the skin. Applied Digital Solutions recently began a program to implant...

Sites protest Spain's net law. (Up front: news, trends & analysis).
January 1, 2003... Spain is now regulating cyberspace sites that engage in commerce, and any organization doing business in or with the country should be aware of the new law. Under a law that took effect October 12, 2002, any Spain-based Web site that...

Who's watching you now? (Up front: news, trends & analysis).
January 1, 2003... Mobile phone users may want to think twice the next time they consider taking an extended lunch. In Hong Kong, companies that want to know where their employees are need only contact their mobile phones. Companies are paying an average of...

Congress triples cyber security funding. (Up front: news, trends & analysis).
January 1, 2003... In November 2002, Congress passed a massive program that will triple spending on cyber security efforts by allocating nearly a billion dollars for research. The Senate approved the Cyber Security Research and Development Act (CSRDA), which...

Security efforts still lacking. (Up front: news, trends & analysis).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... There is more bad news about security, or the lack thereof, in U.S. businesses. According to the New York Times, other areas of security, such as the disaster-preparedness of information technology (IT) systems, have come under increased...

Preserving the paper (and electronic) trail: records and information management professionals will be key players in devising systems to meet the law's retention requirements. (Capital edge: legislative & regulatory update).
January 1, 2003... When Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, it adopted a comprehensive approach to corporate reform. Sen. Paul Sarbanes (D-Maryland) authored provisions creating a new regulatory regime aimed at stopping fraud from occurring in the...

Kodak, Captiva integrate solutions. (Market place: new products & industry announcements).
January 1, 2003... Captiva Software Corp's input management software solution, InputAccel, now supports the Kodak Digital Science Document Archive Writer (DAW). Through the integration, Kodak scanner users can capture and deliver documents directly into the...

File folders resist liquids. (Market place: new products & industry announcements).
January 1, 2003... International Paper offers new solutions in file folders that address everyday office needs. WaterShed file folder paper protects documents with a special formulation that resists spills and wipes clean with a paper towel. When the outside of a...

O'Neil Software offers enhanced version. (Market place: new products & industry announcements).
January 1, 2003... O'Neil Software has released Version 1.25, which features more than 100 changes and enhancements over Version 1.24. For the beginner, 1.25 includes the Quick Start Database for easy system set-up. Intermediate users will enjoy Web enhancements...

DocuLex announces document solutions. (Market place: new products & industry announcements).
January 1, 2003... The newly released Version 6 of DocuLex Search enables users to instantly locate electronic document files through full-text and fielded data searching in conjunction with DocuLex PDF. Capture document scanning/capture, content indexing, and...

Open Text releases content-centric initiatives. (Market place: new products & industry announcements).
January 1, 2003... Open Text Corp. has released three content-centric initiatives designed to further integrate collaboration and knowledge management. Content Management for Livelink supports collaborative Web site content development and allows information from...

Datasafe "shreds" hard drive data. (Market place: new products & industry announcements).
January 1, 2003... Datasafe Information Security's proprietary "Electronic Extinction" program will securely destroy all information contained on computers' hard drives as well as on certain medical instruments and wireless phones. The specialized shredding...

Spacesaver offers mobile storage safety. (Market place: new products & industry announcements).
January 1, 2003... Spacesaver Corp.'s AisleGuard is a microprocessor-controlled, laser-optic safety system that prevents carriage movement when a person or object is detected in an open aisle of a mobile storage system. The patent-pending system allows an opening...

The emergence of e-vaulting: electronic vaulting is a compelling improvement on traditional in-house data backup and recovery functions.
January 1, 2003... If small- and medium-sized businesses thought that data availability was not crucial to their operational success before September 11, 2001, they do now. While these companies realized that their data was the lifeblood of their businesses, many...

Protecting records in the face of chaos, calamity, and cataclysm: even organizations that do not think they are prime targets for terrorists do not have the luxury of considering themselves exempt from disaster planning.
January 1, 2003... The impact of the events of September 11, 2001 (9/11), will be felt tot decades in many areas of national and international affairs. One business impact has been on efforts to prevent and mitigate the loss of records and information. In terms...

The challange of web site records preservation: managing electronic records in fast-paced, technology-driven web environments has frustrated information management professionals for more than a decade.
January 1, 2003... The "free and open" Internet has transformed personal techniques for gathering and storing information and, as a result, has changed workplace expectations about document availability. Using Internet browser software from a personal computer,...

Putting "strategic" into information management: if information is not strategically managed as an asset, information management will be under-resourced, under-valued, under-appreciated, and under-respected.(i)
January 1, 2003... Fact or Myth? Information is one of the most important business assets of any organization. Fact. Information is one of the most vital assets any organization possesses. Consequently, managing information strategically must be a priority...

The role of microfilm in information management: current and past problems with digital long-term storage have been well publicized. Is it possible to guarantee the preservation of history and allow for future processing of it? (Tech Trends).
January 1, 2003... Despite all the benefits digital technology has provided, recent history has taught us that the seemingly endless hardware, media, and software changes render digital systems unreliable for long-term preservation. Current and past problems with...

The value and use of standards in the microfilm industry; no industry that creates, disseminates, and stores information can reach its potential until it establishes standards that will result in product and procedural uniformity. (Management Wise).
January 1, 2003... There is a widespread misconception about standards that must be dispelled: Standards are OK for some industries like automobile manufacturing, but they inhibit creativity in rapidly developing, technology-based industries. On the...

Quiet leadership.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... TITLE: Leading Quietly AUTHOR: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. ISBN: 1-57851-487-8 PUBLISHER: Harvard Business School Press PUBLICATION DATE: 2002 LENGTH: 201 pages PRICE: $25.95 U.S. SOURCE: Amazon.com (www.amazon.com)...

Prevention planning.(An Ounce of Prevention: Integrated Disaster Planning for Archives, Libraries, and Records Centres, 2nd edition)(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... TITLE: An Ounce of Prevention: Integrated Disaster Planning for Archives, Libraries, and Records Centres (Second Edition) AUTHOR: Johanna Wellheiser and Jude Scott ISBN: 0-8108-4176-2 PUBLISHER: Scarecrow Press and the Canadian...

Time to support our future. (From the President).(address by the president of the American Records Management Association International Educational Foundation)
January 1, 2003... It has been my privilege, as your president, to serve as an ex-officio member on the ARMA International Educational Foundation (AIEF) Board of Trustees. The vitality and vision shown by this Board is invigorating, and I encourage you all to...

New seminar gets down to basics: Building a Solid Foundation Seminar February 6-7, Orlando March 10-11, Kansas City.
January 1, 2003... How well does your organization manage its records? Are they an asset or a liability? How you answer these questions could mean the difference between your organization's survival or failure! Individuals with fewer than three years'...

ARMA files comment with the SEC.
January 1, 2003... The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently released for comment the proposed rule for records retention under Section 802 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. This proposed rule addresses the five-year retention period and other criteria for...

New online courses bring learning to your desktop.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... The 1-2-3 Guide to Organizing Files & Records Log on anytime, anywhere to learn practical records management tips for organizing your desk, office, and files. The registration fee is just $59 for ARMA members and $79 for nonmembers....

Communications Task Force member update.
January 1, 2003... The Communications Task Force was established in September 2001 by ARMA International's Board of Directors. The task force--whose members include an ARMA Fellow, region manager, Canadian representative, chapter president, and a staff...

Records Center Operations accepted by ANSI.
January 1, 2003... The second edition of Records Center Operations, which was released by ARMA in September, has been officially registered with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as a technical report. The report is intended to help organizations...

Electronic Records Retention: New Strategies for Data Life Cycle Management. (Now available!).(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... Hot off the presses is ARMA International's latest release: Electronic Records Retention: New Strategies for Data Life Cycle Management by David O. Stephens, CRM, FAI, CMC, and Roderick C. Wallace, CRM. This comprehensive book defines a...

Washington Policy Watch: a must-read for RIM professionals.
January 1, 2003... Did you know that President Bush recently signed the E-Government Act of 2002 into law, requiring the federal government to use Internet-based information technology to enhance citizen access to government information? Did you know that five...

Sarbanes-Oxley Webinar a success.(seminar on legal influence of records and information management )
January 1, 2003... ARMA International launched its first Webinar with a 90-minute session on Sarbanes-Oxley. More than 260 participants tuned in via their computer for "Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002: Overview of the Implications for Records Managers--The Legal...

New degree program focuses on strategic information management.
January 1, 2003... The University of Maryland's College of Information Studies (CLIS) is preparing to offer an innovative new management degree program: the Master of Information Management (MIM). The degree is a companion to the college's long-standing Master of...

NFPA 232 standard update.(National Fire Protection Association)
January 1, 2003... The hotly contested debate about continuing to include records center compartmentation in the upcoming revision of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) NFPA 232 Standard for the Protection of Records 2000 Edition took two surprising...

Make an impact-chair a committee.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Use your valuable leadership skills and volunteer to chair an ARMA International working committee for 2003-2004. The following committees are currently seeking a new chairperson: * Canadian Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Committee...

Sample Forms for Archival and Records Management Programs.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... ARMA International and Society of American Archivists This invaluable new resource includes more than 200 sample forms and policies from which users may choose and customize to meet their own needs. The forms have been standardized and made...

Records Center Operations, 2nd Edition.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... ARMA International Standards Records Center Operations Task Force This new second edition will assist organizations in designing or selecting an appropriate records center site. It includes information on equipping, staffing, operating, and...

Records and Information Management: a Benchmarking Study of Large U.S. Industrial Companies.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... William Saffady How does your RIM program measure up? Find out with Records and Information Management: A Benchmarking Study of Large U.S. Industrial Companies. This exciting publication reports on RIM programs, policies, and practices in...

Proceedings of the ARMA International 47th Annual Conference (New Orleans).(Video Recording Review)
January 1, 2003... ARMA Conference Presenters The Proceedings included on this CD were prepared by many of the presenters from the ARMA International 47th Annual Conference held Sept. 29-Oct. 2, 2002, in New Orleans, Louisiana, as a resource for those who...

Managing Electronic Records, 3rd Edition.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... William Saffady This third edition of ARMA's best-selling classic, Managing Electronic Records, is a practical book intended for professional records managers, archivists, computer systems professionals, office systems analysts,...

Electronic Records Retention: New Strategies for Data Life Cycle Management.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... David O. Stephens, CRM, CMC, FAI, and Roderick C. Wallace, CRM Building on their 1995 groundbreaking book on electronic records retention, David Stephens and Roderick Wallace have authored a comprehensive new book that defines a practical...

Organize Your Office: a Small Business Survival Guide to Managing Records.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... Teri Mark, CRM This survival guide incorporates professional records management principles in teaching small business owners--those with fewer than 20 employees, home-based businesses, and the self-employed who have no employees--how to...

Privacy Manager Work Plan.(Privacy Council publication)(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... Privacy Council Privacy Manager Work Plan[TM] is Privacy Council's step-by-step guide that will help you to first assess your privacy and data collection needs and then help you to plan, develop, and manage your organization's...

Privacy Essentials.(Privacy Council publication )(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... Privacy Council Privacy Essentials[TM] is Privacy Council's privacy primer that will help all individuals responsible for the development and management of privacy policies to understand how privacy and data collection methods may impact...

HIPAA Privacy Essentials.(Privacy Council publication)(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... Privacy Council Those with responsibility for bringing their organizations into compliance with the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) will find the expertise, guidance, and tools needed to navigate through...

Ready for Anything.(Video Recording Review)
January 1, 2003... Commonwealth Films Inc. Ready for Anything is designed to raise organization-wide awareness and increase top management's support for comprehensive records management and business continuity policies. Realistic cases dramatize two levels...

Web Content Management: a Collaborative Approach.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... Russell Nakano Web Content Management: A Collaborative Approach presents the principles and the practices supporting the development, management, maintenance, and deployment of Web content in an organization. The book systematizes the...

Winning Strategies for Successful Records Management Programs.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... Mark Langemo Winning Strategies for Successful Records Management Programs offers practical advice for successfully developing and managing a records management program. The author is a recognized authority who has taught thousands of...

Records Management, 7th Edition.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... Judith Read-Smith, Mary Lea Ginn, Norman F. Kallaus This is an introductory-level text, suitable for those new to the records and information management field or in need of basic reference material. Its focus is primarily on indexing--types...

Professional Records and Information Management, 2nd Edition.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... Jeffrey R. Stewart and Nancy M. Melesco Professional Records Management is an ideal overview textbook for those new to records and information management, as well as to subject area specialists who need a basic reference for areas of the...

Computer Virus Attack: Defending Against Viruses and Hackers.(Video Recording Review)
January 1, 2003... Commonwealth Films Inc. In this dramatic vignette, a mysterious hacker launches a brand new computer virus over the Internet. When an employee opens an infected e-mail message without using established procedures, the virus spreads,...

An Ounce of Prevention: Integrated Disaster Planning for Archives, Libraries, and Record Centers, 2nd Edition.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... Johanna Wellheiser and Jude Scott, with the assistance of John Barton This second edition of the award-winning Ounce of Prevention from the Canadian Archives Foundation, published in cooperation with Scarecrow Press, is essential for...

Database Systems: Design, Implementation, and Management, 5th Edition.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... Peter Rob and Carlos Coronel This fifth edition provides a solid and practical foundation for the design, implementation, and management of database systems that will be useful for teaching, self-learning, and reference. This edition has...

Fundamental Series I Package.(package contains: Glossary of Records and Information Management Terms; Information and Records Management; Managing Electronic Records, 3rd Edition; and Developing and Operating a Records Retention Program.)
January 1, 2003... This package is a must-have for new information managers or those who want to brush up on their information management knowledge. Buy as a package and save 20% off the list price! Includes these classic ARMA books: * Glossary of Records...

Fundamental Series II Package.(package contains: Guideline for Managing E-Mail; Vital Records; Active Filing for Business Records; Electronic, Records Retention: New Strategies for Data Life Cycle Management; and Cost Analysis Concepts and Methods for Records Management Projects )
January 1, 2003... A continuation of the Fundamental Series I, this package provides more specific information about key information management issues. Buy as a package and save 20% off the list price! Package includes * Guideline for Managing E-Mail *...

Records and Information Management--An Overview.(Video Recording Review)
January 1, 2003... William Benedon, CRM, FAI 114 animated slides and a 40-page presenter's guide, Records and Information Management--An Overview is ideal for in-house training, classroom instruction, and seminar presentations. This PowerPoint CD-ROM...

Information and Records Management.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... Mary F. Robek, CRM, Gerald F. Brown, CRM, and David O. Stephens, CRM, CMC, FAI The fourth edition of Information and Records Management has 19 chapters with problem-solving activities on the topics of * records management program...

Records Management: a Practical Guide.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... Susan Z. Diamond With practical, step-by-step instructions, this third edition of the classic guidebook shows how to establish and maintain an effective corporate records management program that is both cost effective and state-of-the-art....

Winning Strategies for Successful Records Management Programs.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... Mark Langemo Winning Strategies for Successful Records Management Programs offers practical advice for successfully developing and managing a records management program. The author is a recognized authority who has taught thousands of...

Guideline for Managing E-mail.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... ARMA International Standards Committee E-mail Task Force E-mail has become one of the most viable business mediums of the 21st century. Because e-mail is being used more and more frequently, users need guidance, on how to properly create,...

Managing Records for ISO 9000 Compliance.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... Eugenia K. Brumm, Ph.D., CRM Because of the similarity of components that are delineated in the ISO 9000 series and those components of records management that are conventionally practiced, many records managers would be able to fulfill...

Glossary of Records and Information Management Terms.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... ARMA International Standards Committee Glossary Task Force Expanded by more than 50 percent, this American national standard includes nearly 500 terms and acronyms common to the practice of records and information management. New entries...

Alphabetic Filing Rules, 2nd Edition.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... ARMA International Standards Filing Systems Task Force This accredited American national standard covers the standard rules for alphabetical filing, with each rule described and illustrated in detail. Alphabetic Filing Rules is designed...

Harvesting Experience: Reaping the Benefits of Knowledge.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... Jan Duffy All enterprises can benefit from knowledge management (KM) principles, skills, and software intelligence. Harvesting Experience is an excellent guide for helping business professionals understand KM concepts and the required...

Working Knowledge.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... Thomas H. Davenport and Laurence Prusak Learning how to turn corporate wisdom into market value is important for business. Working Knowledge presents a practical approach to cataloging and storing knowledge so that employees can easily...

Cost Analysis Concepts and Methods for Records Management Projects.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... William Saffady An important part of planning records management activities is identifying, categorizing, and evaluating projected expenses. Cost Analysis Concepts offers ideas for budgeting, looking at future requirements for personnel,...

The Smart Way to Buy Information Technology.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... Brad L. Peterson and Diane M. Carco Efficiency and foresight are key to making wise technology decisions. This one-of-a-kind book shows companies how to efficiently utilize their information technology acquisitions budget by avoiding...

Records Center Operations, 2nd Edition.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... ARMA International Standards Records Center Operations Task Force This new second edition will assist organizations in designing or selecting an appropriate records center site. It includes information on equipping, staffing, operating, and...

Arranging and Describing Archives and Manuscripts.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... Fredric M. Miller A practical overview of archival management fundamentals, Arranging and Describing Archives and Manuscripts assists records and information managers who are new to managing archives. This how-to manual * provides...

Manager's Bookshelf Series.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... The "Manager's Bookshelf" series titles are short, highly focused briefings that provide an informative overview of essential aspects of selected business activities. Written with a business focus, this series helps records and information...

Knowledge Management: a Manager's Briefing.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... William Saffady Combining tutorial material with recommendations for action, this briefing encourages information managers to take a leadership role in their organization's knowledge management activities. It defines * the purpose and...

Information Management Issues in Mergers and Acquisitions.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... David O. Stephens, CRM, CMC, FAI An increase in mergers and acquisitions has created new concerns for information managers worldwide. This Manager's Briefing addresses the records and information management issues associated with these...

Information Management for Multinational Corporations.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... David O. Stephens, CRM, CMC A sharply increased degree of global business activity has been one of the most significant business trends of the new millennium, creating revolutionary challenges and opportunities for multinational companies....

The Value of Records and Information Management: The Business Case for Systematic Control of Recorded Information.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... William Saffady Systematic records management makes good business sense, and there are ways to ensure efficiency. This book focuses on information management's ability to reduce the cost of specific business operations, as well as its...

Graphic Design for the 21st Century.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... Linda I. Studer and Marvin Jacobs From forms design to Web site graphics, organizations can look to graphic design as a means of improving or recreating their current image. Graphic Design explores the fields of graphic design and...

Proceedings of the ARMA International 46th Annual Conference (Montreal 2001).(Video Recording Review)
January 1, 2003... Conference Speakers The Proceedings included on this CD-ROM were prepared as a resource for those who were unable to attend conference sessions at the ARMA International 46th Annual Conference. Among the 62 presentations are Business...

Managing Government Records and Information.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... Bruce W. Dearstyne Discover the strategies and principles needed to develop records management programs and support the orderly, systematic management of government records. Managing Government Records and Information presents government...

Essential Elements of Local Government Records Management Legislation, 2nd Edition.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... U.S. Government Relations Committee of ARMA International In these times of limited resources and rapidly expanding service requirements, it is more important than ever to establish effective policies and procedures for records and...

At Your Fingertips in the Office: Information Management for the Small Business.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... Alexandra Bradley and Denise Dale This new book is perfect for small business owners looking for solutions to those often paralyzing decisions that can cost time and sales: What to keep? Where and how to keep it? How long to keep it and...