Records Management Resources and Publications
As a service to our clients, Applied Records Management has created a one-stop location for key resources related to records management. Bookmark this page now and refer to it frequently in the future for new links, news stories, and our free newsletter.
Links to records management resources
ARMA International is a not-for-profit association and the leading authority on managing records and information - on paper and electronically. ARMA offers resources for records management professionals in a wide variety of job titles and industries, including updates on legislation and regulations, trends in technology, publications and educational opportunities. http://www.arma.org
News for records management professionals
How to rebuild the books, by Joyce M. Rosenburg, Associated Press
Find out the records management challenges faced by small business owners in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Key concerns include how to deal with insurance companies, applying for Small Business Administration loans and other future financing, and filing tax returns, as they struggle to reconstruct lost or ruined business records.
Click here to learn more about how Applied Records Management can provide you with safeguards for recovering business and client records as part of an overall disaster recovery plan.
Email retention is a "legal Chernobyl" by Reuters
Find out why you need to revisit your email retention policy in light of the $1.45B judgment against Morgan Stanley--and why legal authorities say the case may have far-reaching implications beyond the financial services industry.
Source: http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/compliance/ 0,3800003180,39130615,00.htm
Click here to learn more about how Applied Records Management can help you integrate email and instant messaging retention strategies into the software you already own.
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Sign up now to receive our newsletter--free to clients and prospective clients. We are in the process of producing the first issue of the Applied Records Management newsletter. Here are some of the features we are currently developing for publication:
- Detailed case studies from small business clients who implemented the best practices business records strategies recommended by our consulting services...learn why it can be a legal disaster to have a written policy that sits on a shelf collecting dust.
- Innovative strategies for reducing the amount of paper you deal with...discover why one insurance agency now issues a desktop scanner to every agent to deal with the daily mail and other "hard copy" business correspondence.
- Tips and techniques for reviewing, communicating and enforcing your records management policies...find out why a "do nothing" attitude can be hazardous to your company's health.
- Move your decision-making process away from "crowd control"--by effectively dealing with records management before you are forced to by a lack of space.