Information Management Journal articles from July 1999

Information Management Journal archives from July 1999

Technology: Tools for Managing Information.
July 1, 1999... More than ever before, computers and related advances in office technology enable individuals and organizations to create higher quality products, to deliver information services more quickly, and to store vast reservoirs of documents in easily...

Recordkeeping in the 21st Century.
July 1, 1999... Growing professional interest and attention is being paid to utilizing standardized computer-system "metadata" as an information management tool to preserve the context, content, and structure of electronic records. Among the many initiatives...

Integrating EDMS Functions & RM Principles.
July 1, 1999... This article explores the integration of electronic document management system functions with records management principles and the convergence of these business practices and technologies. An enterprise model for integrated document and...

Applying Records Retention to Electronic Records.
July 1, 1999... As reliance on electronic records increases, organizations face growing legal and operational risks by not implementing a records retention program to systematically destroy electronic records in a manner similar to programs traditionally...

Selecting Storage Media for Long-Term Access to Digital Records.
July 1, 1999... The periodic replacement of digital media is a threshold solution that helps mitigate the consequences of media fragility and technological obsolescence. The replacement of digital storage media involves the use of selection criteria by...

Knowledge Management Software.
July 1, 1999... Capturing the Essence of Know-How and Innovation The intersection of business practice, organizational culture, and technology comprising a knowledge management solution sets knowledge management (KM) apart from other information/ document...

Working Knowledge: How Organizations Manage What They Know.(Review)
July 1, 1999... TITLE: Working Knowledge: How Organizations Manage What They Know ISBN: 0-87584-655-6 PUBLISHER: Harvard Business School Press PUBLICATION DATE: 1998 LENGTH: 214 pages PRICE: $36 members/$45 nonmembers SOURCE: ARMA...

Successful Document Management: A Structured Approach.(Review)
July 1, 1999... TITLE: Successful Document Management: A Structured Approach PRODUCING COMPANY: Commonwealth Films Inc. PUBLICATION DATE: 1997 INCLUDES: 65 min. video (VHS or VHS/PAL formats), CD-ROM, and spiral-bound guidebook PRICE: $305...

The Non-Designer's Web Book: An Easy Guide to Creating, Designing, and Posting Your Own Web Site.(Review)
July 1, 1999... TITLE: The Non-Designer's Web Book: An Easy Guide to Creating, Designing, and Posting Your Own Web Site ISBN: 0-201-68859-X PUBLISHER: Peachpit Press PUBLICATION DATE: 1998 LENGTH: 228 pages PRICE: $24.95 SOURCE:...

Managing the Law of Technology.
July 1, 1999... Managing technology in any manner is a difficult proposition. Technology growth is a decentralized activity; new ideas and new developments come from many sources, each with their own notions of the future and their own assumptions of how...

Information Management in New Business Models.
July 1, 1999... The use of computer technology to manage information and documents is creating new opportunities and challenges for many industries that traditionally have been paper-centric. Off-site records storage companies, newspaper publishers,...

What Do We Really Need to Know About Technology?
July 1, 1999... Information technology (IT) is growing at a dizzying rate. In 1953 there were about 100 computers in the world. In the third quarter of 1998, 22.6 million computers were shipped worldwide. There will be an estimated 580 computers per thousand...

The Globalization of Information Technology in Multinational Corporations.
July 1, 1999... One of the most significant business trends during the 1990s has been the sharp increase in global business activity and, despite recent economic turmoil in Asia and Latin America, there is no sign that this growth will abate. The explosive...