If you have any links that you would like to share with other professionals please forward your information to: gburgarma@yahoo.com

ARMA International Educational Foundation -The ARMA International Educational Foundation is a funding resource for individuals and organizations for the advancement of knowledge in the field of information management through research and education.

Records Management in the News - Link from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Records Scoop website. Great website with links to current events. http://www.epa.gov/records/scoop, Archives available. Thanks EPA

2007 Cohasset ARMA AIIM Electronic Records Management Survey Available

"Inside the Records Room," a talk radio show with Ray Davis, Liberty Bell Chapter, airs every Tuesday starting 12/4/07 at 8 PM EST. Listen over the internet and get details at http://www.insidetherecordsroom.com

The Sedona Conference Publications

The following titles by Robert Smallwood are available from IMERGE Consulting. The Table of Contents and Executive Summary can be viewed at the urls: Evaluating & Selecting Electronic Records Systems Complete Buying Process Decision Guide, including a review of 16 leading vendors; Managing Electronic Records for Multinationals (with Charmaine Brooks, CRM, and Vigi Gurushanta, both of IMERGE Consulting);  Business Process Management: Concepts, Practices, Standards & Technologies;  Evaluating & Selecting Enterprise Digital Rights Management Software for Securing E-Documents Both Inside & Outside of the Enterprise.

ARMA's RIM Core Competencies published last fall: A roadmap to help you navigate your RIM career, it defines the knowledge and skills you need to be a success at the various stages in your records management career. These competencies will help you identify gaps in your current skills and knowledge so you know where you need more development. At an organizational level, the competencies are designed to provide the guidance managers and human resources need to craft position descriptions for new or existing RIM positions. To download a free copy, visit http://www.arma.org/competencies/.

Citing the Sedona Conference Glossary for E-Discovery, Court Overrules Vagueness and Ambiguity Objections to Request for Production, November 17, 2006 Records and Information Management Resource Link: More than 4,900 links to web sites in over 300 categories, provided as a free resource to the professionals of the world-wide records and information management community. http://infomgmt.homestead.com/
List archives - Contact RECMGMT-L-REQUEST@lists.ufl.edu for assistance  Here are some great links for Professional humor!
Cartoons http://www.archimac.org/Profession/Cartoons.spml
Slogans and Humor http://www.archimac.org/Profession/Slogans.spml  Good starting points for research on integrity and authenticity for digital resources are:
the InterPARES project
Background by Ken Thibodeau
Basics: Information from different (professional) perspectives A wealth of information can be found if you search on publications by the participants of the InterPARES project (especially the Authenticity Task Force):
Permanently Authentic Electronic Records http://europa.eu.int/ISPO/dlm/program/abst_ld_en.html
Preserving the Authenticity of Contingent Digital Objects http://www.dlib.org/dlib/july00/eppard/07eppard.html

Records Inventory Links:
How To Conduct a Records Inventory http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/l17_inv.htm
Conducting a Records Inventory http://www.epa.gov/records/tools/toolkits/6step/6step-02.htm
Inventorying Records http://www.coshrc.org/arc/states/res_invn.htm



Free White Paper:
"Disaster Preparedness With Document Management"

Collaboration Georgia Gets a Peachy New Portal.
To help constituents do business with their state government easily and efficiently, Georgia recently launched www.georgia.gov, a statewide portal that. features menus that guide users to frequently requested information. The technology behind the portal is content management software from Vignette, Austin, TX, running on a Sun Microsystems platform.

Enterprise Solutions Secure Messaging Ensures HIPAA Compliance.
To ensure compliance with HIPAA privacy regulations, Amedisys, a home health nursing services provider headquartered in Baton Rouge, LA, has selected SafeRoute secure messaging software from Authentica, Waltham, MA. The SafeRoute software will be used to protect messages containing patient health information being sent by more than 1,500 internal users using Microsoft Exchange.

Content Management

Forms and eForms
Fast Food Chain Serves Up E-Forms http://news.transformmag.com/cgi-bin4/flo/y/eLBl0EW6jr0CsS0Bt2T0AS
Luxury Hotel Checks In Simpler Processes http://news.transformmag.com/cgi-bin4/flo/y/eLBl0EW6jr0CsS0Bt2V0AU

Scan and Capture