Information Management Journal articles from October 1999

Information Management Journal archives from October 1999

Records management of the future: anticipate, adapt and succeed.(includes related article on Australian records management)
October 1, 1999... Change is the order of the day in records management programs. The greatest transformation in records management since the origin of the profession is now taking place, mainly because of the use of digital technology, which changes the nature...

Records management: from profession to scholarly discipline.
October 1, 1999... The nature of professionalism is reviewed and the argument made that records management can be classified as a professional discipline. Significant elements of a profession, such as university education, professional associations, and...

Records management in Iceland.
October 1, 1999... There is a growing demand in Iceland for easier access to information. Important developments and changes in records management have occurred in recent years. These developments have opened the eyes of managers within both public and private...

Paper & the information age.(records management)
October 1, 1999... One wit suggested that "life is what happens while you're making other plans." This remark neatly summarizes a dilemma facing contemporary records managers. While we have been occupied with plans for managing a paperless environment, the use of...

Countdown Y2K: Business Survival Planning for the Year 2000.(Review)
October 1, 1999... Will the world as we know it end when the year 2000 begins? Only 9 percent of the respondents in a recent Time/CNN poll believed this statement to be true. However, 59 percent were "somewhat/very concerned" about the Y2K problem, and, 59...

Business Etiquette: 101 Ways to Conduct Business With Charm and Savvy.(Review)
October 1, 1999... The modern workplace is transforming rapidly with the ever-increasing pace of technology. Every day, in addition to the traditional rules of conduct, we face uncharted areas of decorum. Business Etiquette: 101 Ways to Conduct Business with...

How to Prepare, Stage & Deliver Winning Presentations.(Review)
October 1, 1999... "You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can't get them across, your brains won't get you anywhere." This quotation from Lee Iacocca, former chief executive of Chrysler Corp., sums up the main premise of How to Prepare, Stage, & Deliver...

Be Prepared for Meetings.(Review)
October 1, 1999... A recent television commercial illustrated the ineptness of company meetings. "Who called this meeting?" a man asked as busy people filed into a conference room. His question was met with silence. "I'm outta here," he said with disgust. ...

Commercial regulation in the United States: a constitutional perspective.(Legal)
October 1, 1999... A constitution is a document that sets up and serves as the basis of a system of government. It describes the organization and function of the government, its permitted powers and duties, and limits power to engage in activities that its...

Will data conversion lose your records?(Technology)(data migration planning)
October 1, 1999... Imagine getting approved for all the funding you requested for a completely new information management system. Then imagine selecting an exciting new software system that does everything your department could possibly want or need. After these...

Personal business records in an electronic environment.(Perspectives)
October 1, 1999... The transition from paper to electronic recordkeeping has drastically affected the records we maintain personally in our offices and cubicles. We correspond via e-mail, often with reports, schedules, meeting notices, and policies as electronic...

Archives and records management in the Netherlands.(International)
October 1, 1999... The Netherlands, a nation with about 16 million people, is famous for its canals, windmills, dikes, tulips, and some of the world's greatest art. It is also a modern industrial nation that is home to Royal Dutch Shell, Unilever, Philips...