Dear all,
I have just thought of an additional question (the moment after I clicked
send on the previous message, typical..):
Do colleagues feel that it is essential to have specialised technology
(software?) in place in order to effectively implement a records management
policy?
Thinking out loud for a moment, I guess that much will depend upon the size
and nature of the organisation. Our organisation has approx. 1,000 staff
and we are a Higher Education institution with approx.10,000 students. The
types of records in existence are obviously wide ranging and volume
(including archives) extensive.
Is it possible to have a successful records management policy relying on
only the 'usual' (e.g. Microsoft office - word, excel etc) software? Has
specialist software proved invaluable to your organisation or have you
found it unnecessary?
I appreciate that this is probably very difficult to answer but I would
appreciate the thoughts of any records management experts!
Many thanks,
Matthew
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