Records and Information Management Month is a great opportunity for records managers and archivists alike to share the value of RIM and to garner excitement for the future. In a March 2017 opinion piece in Information Management, Jon Tilbury, Chief Technology Officer for Preservica, forecasted the following predictions regarding the future of digital preservation:
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April is a month of many holidays. Today, April 5th, we celebrate National Caramel Day, National Deep Dish Pizza Day, National Go For Broke Day, National Raison and Spice Bar Day, National Read a Road Map Day, National Walking Day, and Childhelp National Day of Hope. The month of April is also dedicated to autism awareness, financial literacy, jazz appreciation--and records and information management.
Published: April 05, 2017 by Anna Maloney more...
Edward Sumcad is in his second year of the MARA program and has already achieved a lot in his professional life.
Published: March 29, 2017 by Anna Maloney more...
Career retreats are actual things, things that anyone can do, and they actually can help provide some perspective on your career and life.
Published: March 22, 2017 by Anna Maloney more...
March 12-March 18 is Sunshine Week in the United States, a national celebration of freedom of information, freedom of the press, and open government.
Published: March 16, 2017 by Anna Maloney more...
“If you want to do anything with electronic records, MARA is the only way to go,” says Pamela Lutzker, who enrolled in the MARA program to refresh her RIM skills.
Published: March 08, 2017 by Anna Maloney more...
Missed the "Lean Methods" webcast? Take an hour to view the recording and reflect on the value of continuous improvement in RIM.
Published: February 28, 2017 by Anna Maloney more...
Former President Barack Obama was the first U.S. president to use social media, but just like the Oval Office, President Donald Trump and his administration has inherited control of the POTUS and White House accounts.
Published: February 15, 2017 by Anna Maloney more...
The salt mines of Halstatt, Austria are home to a new hybrid record with archeological and archival implications. In a recent Atlantic article, ceramicist Martin Kunze, founder of Memory of Mankind, discusses his work creating engraved ceramic tablets that preserve significant cultural information.
Published: February 08, 2017 by Anna Maloney more...
A new interdisciplinary ethics course for archivists, records and information professionals will be offered in the MARA program during the summer 2017 session.
Published: February 07, 2017 by Anna Maloney more...