So many have retained so much for so long - e-content and all kinds of "e-waste" in network drives - without applying records management principles. Now, records managers are being asked to identify what e-content should be purged or migrated to managed repositories. This session will detail the experiences of a large e-records cleanup project: the issues, strategy, processes and benefits.

This session illustrates how using events and metadata in the life cycle of content can provide sound evidence of compliance with regulatory and governance requirements. History maintained as part of a record’s life can be searched and reported on to provide key audit information on who did what and when in the course of a transaction. This provides significant advantages in responding to discovery orders while establishing the legal chain of custody.

Full Day Seminar featuring the following sessions: ~The Intersection of E-Discovery and Information Management ~Building a Compliant Records Management Program ~Doing Battle the Nice Way: Negotiating an E-Communications Policy

Steve Gray spoke to the Nebraska Chapter on ARMA International Competencies. Steve is corporate memory librarian for World Vision’s International Global Centre in Monrovia, California and is on World Vision’s Knowledge Management Team. His primary responsibility is managing information used for reference, statute, or organizational history purposes. Over the last seventeen years, Steve has spoken at numerous chapter and region leadership conferences. He led interactive sessions on diversity and culture at three ARMA Annual Conferences.

Kathleen Glasgow Sparks from Tyson Foods provided an interactive presentation on how to effectively promote good records and information management techniques to management at our organizations.

Dr. Mark Langemo, Ph.D and Dr. Tim O'Keefe, Ph.D explored different mind sets between records management and information technology professionals in an outstanding combo presentation titled Records Management and Information Technology: Bridging the Chasm of Misunderstanding.

Laurie Fischer, senior consultant with Cohasset Associates, Inc., is a frequent speaker on records management and technology-related topics. Laurie presented "Managing Electronic Records: Basic Framework for Getting Started" to the ARMA Nebraska Chapter.

Bruce Miller, President of RIMtech, Inc., presented "Implementing Electronic Recordkeeping - Getting it Right for Your Organization" to the ARMA Nebraska Chapter. This seminar probed the underlying barriers to success while using Electronic Document & Records Management Systems (EDRMS), such as business culture and policies, user complacence, technological issues, etc. Attendees learned a new implementation strategy developed by Bruce Miller, the inventor of modern e-records software.

Rachael Heade, Microsoft Law and Corporate Affairs, presented "Process for Transitioning Records From Acquired Companies" to the ARMA Nebraska Chapter. Rachael discussed some of the key concepts and processes she has found essential for successfully capturing the records of acquired companies as well as some of her experiences and lessons learned.

Joanna Blackburn, CRM - Manager of Corporate Records at Starbucks Coffee Company presented “What's up with Records Management at Starbucks?” to the ARMA Nebraska Chapter. This meeting marked the annual Holiday Gift Auction. Proceeds benefitted the Northeat Family Center in Lincoln, NE.