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The October edition of the Bulletin contains a wealth of papers containing the latest thinking and case studies across various records management topics and beyond. It also contains a wide range of news items providing updates on the latest developments in the field of records and information management. The October Bulletin has a strong focus on managing electronic records, including a timely look at "Life After TNA" testing from Jonathan Whiting, who looks at the changing landscape of electronic records management (ERM) functional requirements and testing regimes. Jonathan highlights the current status of, and future plans for the two most widely known requirement documents in the UK: The National Archives Requirements for Electronic Records Management Systems (TNA 2002) and the EC's Model Requirements for the Management of Electronic Records (MoReq). He concludes by looking at some of the issues facing organisations selecting ERM systems at a time when the requirements and testing landscape is changing. Elsewhere, Gary Fisher from Objective looks at records management in the NHS, and asks is it "Time to change the healthcare record on document management?", and David V. Bowen from Audata looks into how an electronic document and records management system (EDRMS) can help with digital preservation. Continuing the theme of digital preservation, Maureen Pennock from UKOLN discusses the thorny issue of managing and preserving e-mails. We also have two papers which examine the fundamental principles of records management - Martin Sanderson and John Davies from TFPL discuss the importance of records management in the 21st century organisation, and Paula Smith from Cheshire County Council takes the reader through ten steps to choosing effective performance indicators for records management programmes. Three papers examine records management in three very different organisations - Nicola Franklin from Sue Hill Recruitment examines records management practices at her organisation, and Sally Brook looks at records management at the Coal Authority, including details of their unique scanning and electronic storage facility, which was voted runner-up in its category in this year's Storage Solutions of the Year Awards hosted by Storage Magazine. Elsewhere Alfa Kristjánsdóttir discusses records management at Reykjavik Energy in Iceland. Finally we have reports from two recent records management events - the Records Management Society's latest Higher and Further Education Group Meeting, and Cimtech's "Records Management and Enterprise Content Management in Government and Public Bodies" conference. The Records Management Bulletin is available free of charge to all members of the Records Management Society. For further information about the Society please visit www.rms-gb.org.uk <http://www.rms-gb.org.uk/> . For further information about the Records Management Bulletin, and to download a complimentary copy, please visit www.rms-gb.org.uk/rms-bulletin. To contact the editor of the Bulletin, Jamie Burton, please e-mail [log in to unmask] ________________________________ Jamie Burton Records Management Consultant Tribal Education and Technology The Charnwood Building Holywell Park Ashby Road Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 3GS M 07793 307576 E jamie <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] F 01509 232748 www.tribalgroup.co.uk <http://www.tribalgroup.co.uk/> ________________________________ This email and any attachments (together the "contents") are for the confidential use of the named recipient(s) only. They may be subject to legal professional privilege. They are intended solely for the person or organisation to whom this email is addressed and if you are not the intended recipient, you must not copy, distribute, disclose or take any action in reliance on the contents. If you have received this e-mail in error, please delete the contents from your computer system and notify the sender as soon as possible. Any opinions expressed in the contents are those of the individual and not necessarily of the company. Whilst the contents have been scanned for the presence of computer viruses, we do not guarantee that they are virus-free and we accept no liability for any damage or loss resulting from a virus or any malicious program. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure that the onward transmission, opening or use of the contents will not adversely affect their systems or data or otherwise incur liability in law. This message has been scanned for viruses by Viatel MailControl