Records Management For Dummies (eBook)

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2012
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-38809-9 (ISBN)

Infos

Here's what you should know to manage data records efficiently With proper electronic data management, your business can lower costs, improve efficiency, eliminate duplication, and be protected in the event of a lawsuit. This book provides an overview of records management solutions and implementation strategies in plain, non-technical English. Step-by-step instructions show you how to begin managing records and information and how to maintain the program once you have it established. Sample forms for inventory, scheduling, and necessary documentation are also available on the companion website. Electronic records management offers cost savings, greater efficiency, and protection in case of legal action; this book gets you started on an effective data management system This plain-English guide helps you determine what constitutes a record, shows you how to inventory records and create an efficient way to file both electronic and paper copies, and explains how to create a retention schedule Walks you through switching to electronic record-keeping, what to look for in a records management system, implementing best practices, ensuring that your system will stay current, and using the system effectively Helps you assure that the destruction of any sensitive information is conducted and documented correctly Records Management For Dummies helps your business save money and improve efficiency with effective electronic records management.

Autor

Blake Richardson, CRM, is a Certified Records Manager with more than 15 years of experience managing records and information for several Fortune 500 companies. He has been a records manager for CNA Insurance and the Dollar General Corporation, and is active in ARMA International.

Inhalt

Introduction 1
Part I: Setting the Stage 7
Chapter 1: Fundamentally Speaking 9
Chapter 2: Appraising 35
Chapter 3: Scheduling 49
Part II: Filing Made Simple 73
Chapter 4: I Know It's Here Somewhere 75
Chapter 5: Drives Can Drive You Crazy 97
Chapter 6: A Message about E-Mail 113
Part III: Capturing Records 127
Chapter 7: Watch Out, I'm Backing Up 129
Chapter 8: Know When to Hold 'em 141
Chapter 9: Imaging Documents 153
Chapter 10: Software Applications 179
Part IV: Parking Spaces 199
Chapter 11: Storage Locations 201
Chapter 12: Compliant Destruction 213
Part V: Creating a Plan 225
Chapter 13: Codifying the Policies 227
Chapter 14: Train the Troops 237
Part VI: The Part of Tens 247
Chapter 15: Ten Simple Management Guidelines 249
Chapter 16: Ten Emerging Trends 259
Appendix: Sample Forms and Vendor Listings 269
Index 281

Produkt-Details

• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Wirtschaft
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
• Schlagworte: Business & Management • Business Technology • Learn about records management, how to keep electronic records, data management, books on records management, books on managing electronic records, learn to manage electronic records, how to move to electronic record-keeping, how to manage data records, guides to managing electronic records, data management guides, how to destroy old records, data management scheduling • Unternehmenstechnologie • Wirtschaft u. Management
• ISBN-10: 1-118-38809-7 / 1118388097
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-38809-9 / 9781118388099