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Records Management For Dummies

Author:  
Blake Richardson CRM
Published:  
October 16, 2012
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Overview

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.

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    Records Management For Dummies Cheat Sheet
    Whether you’re a small business owner or work for a global corporation, you deal with information every day. You receive information, you send it, you determine what’s relevant, and you make decisions, whether consciously or subconsciously, about what information to retain. That’s why records management — managing the flood of information you get every day — should be such an important part of your business strategy.

    About The Author

    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.

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