Records Management For Dummies^®

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Table of Contents

Introduction

About This Book

Conventions Used in This Book

Foolish Assumptions

How This Book Is Organized

Part I: Setting the Stage

Part II: Filing Made Simple

Part III: Capturing Records

Part IV: Parking Spaces

Part V: Creating a Plan

Part VI: The Part of Tens

Bonus Content: Appendix

What You’re Not to Read

Icons Used in This Book

Where to Go from Here

Part I: Setting the Stage

Chapter 1: Fundamentally Speaking

The Inside Scoop — Terms and Terminologies

What is information?

For the record

Business value

Nonvalue

The information life cycle

Grooving with the records (and the information retention schedule)

Hold on!

Role Playing

The Records and Information Manager

The evolution of the records manager

The big bang!

School is in session

I can associate with that

Let me see your credentials

I’ve got to do what?!

The written word

Professionally speaking

I’m Excited — Why Aren’t You?

Core function junction

Show me the benefits!

Trimming expenses

Improving efficiencies

Increasing staff productivity

Risky business

Creating your support group

Marketing Your Program

Chapter 2: Appraising

Preparing for the Appraisal

Push for the purge

Don’t forget the hard drives

Choosing an Appraisal Method

A method to the madness

The good and the . . . good

Conducting the Appraisal

Capturing appraisal information

Taking inventory

Going through with an interview

Quizzing with ...