Ben I would be most interested to see it. Deirdre Sharp, UEA On Wed, 2 Apr 2003 12:06:35 +0100 Ben Plouviez <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > ******************************************************************************************************************************************************* > This email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. > ******************************************************************************************************************************************************* > > Hi all > > Introductory note (since this is my first post): I've just moved from the > British Library, where I was Head of Corporate Information Management, to > the Scottish Executive in Edinburgh, where I am part of the Electronic > Records & Document Management programme. My background is in IT and project > management rather than records management. > > Now the message: > > I've been working on a short (well - 4-page) document whose purpose is to > describe the products and policies needed to provide an information and > records management structure within an organisation, and sets out the > relationships between them: ie., taxonomy, metadata, fileplan, and the > policies that underpin them. > > Nothing in it is ground-breaking (in fact, you could say that if it is, it's > wrong!), but I would be really pleased to have some review of the document > and the thinking behind it. Some parts of it reflect a public > sector/government point of view; and, although it attempts to be general > with respect to uses of metadata, it does concentrate on, and take examples > from, ERDMS practice. > > If anyone wants a copy and might have a few minutes spare to review, comment > or criticise, please mail me off list (since I can't find a way of uploading > the file). As a quid pro quo, anyone who takes a copy and finds anything > useful in it is welcome to use it for their own purposes. > > Regards > > Ben > > > Ben Plouviez > Benefits Realisation Manager > ERDM Programme > The Scottish Executive > J1 Spur, Saughton House > Broomhouse Drive > Edinburgh EH11 3XD > > Telephone: 0131 244 8154 > Mobile: 07984 527676 > www.scotland.gov.uk > > > > ---------------------- deirdre sharp [log in to unmask]