by Cheryl Young | Aug 16, 2022
During an ARMA meeting, held after hours at a newly renovated local museum, the docent on the tour told a story of the architect expressing his extreme displeasure at the sight of papers stacked on the museum staff’s desks. He reportedly said “There should be no...
by Cheryl Young | Aug 1, 2022
As we get closer to the California Privacy Protection Act’s enforcement in January of 2023, organizations should look to The Principles of ARMA International to see if and how their Records and Information Programs are in compliance with CRPA. Published by ARMA...
by Lyell Marks | Mar 4, 2022
What is Microfilm: Remember taking the black and white negatives from your 35mm camera to the local store to be developed? Microfilm goes through a similar process, but in the reverse order—rather than developing film into large images or pictures, documents and...
by Lyell Marks | Jan 21, 2022
The foundational concepts of ensuring “the record” meets the standards embodied in The Principles are not dependent on format; they apply when the document “records” business information. The tools used in the paper world were cumbersome: paper folders take up space,...
by Lyell Marks | Dec 9, 2021
There used to be a saying in business, “You can have it cheaper, faster or better. Pick two.” “Pick two” is no longer competitive. Customers, shareholders and stakeholders expect all three—all the time. In the early 2000’s, companies invested heavily in information...
by Lyell Marks | Nov 30, 2021
In response to the COVID-19 crisis, nearly all companies and organizations were abruptly forced to transition portions of, and in many cases, their entire workforce, to remote work. It seems that many companies have adjusted to this “new normal” and settled in,...
