Dear Colleagues,
I posted the message below last week to the Records Management JISCMAIL
list, so I sincerely apologise if you have already received it. Whereas
there is a great interest in the topic of EDRMS for architects - I
received over ten requests to share the feedback I might get - I got
hardly any feedback at all. This is why I decided to post it again on the
Archives-NRA list and hope that some of you will be kind enough to share
their knowledge and experience with me.
Thank you very much - here is the original message:
Dear Colleagues,
I am looking for some information about records management (especially
EDRMS) in architectural practices. Given that so many architectural
documents are created using computer-aided design software, one would
think that the implementation of EDMS/ERMS in this type of business is a
viable option.
I am particularly interested in:
- what types of records (electronic and traditional) architectural
practices generate, and what electronic formats are most commonly used;
- how large a practice would have to be, or how many documents and records
they would have to generate, to justify the implementation of ERDMS and
make it a cost-effective solution;
- what special requirements would an architectural EDRMS specification
need to include - in other words, how the general functional ERMS
requirements (such as those issued by PRO or MoReq) might be customised to
cater for the needs of architectural practices;
- what types of documents and records an architectural EDRMS should focus on;
- whether there are any software companies that specialise in providing
EDRMS solutions to architects; and finally,
- whether you know of any architectural practices that have implemented an
EDRMS - perhaps you've even been involved in it?
I would be extremely grateful for any information of this kind (even very
basic), as well as for pointing me towards any relevant publications.
Please reply offline. If anyone else is interested in the replies that I
might get, please let me know. Depending on the level of interest, I'll
summarise them either on the general list or contact you individually.
Best regards and thank you very much in advance,
Dorota Pomorska-Dawid
University of Wales, Aberystwyth
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