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December 22nd   Comments

The Hunt for the “Coolest” Digital Library Archivist Ever

Which digital library archivist job recently became available at The University of California Santa Cruz – and was dubbed by Paste magazine as “quite possibly the coolest librarian job ever”?

A. Archivist for The Clash Archive

B. Archivist for the Led Zeppelin Archive

C. Archivist for the Grateful Dead Archive

D. Archivist for The Doors Archive

Digital Library ArchivesIf you answered “C”, you are correct.

The University of California Santa Cruz recently announced it was hiring a librarian to manage and act as a curator for its Grateful Dead digital library archives. The new archivist will be responsible for planning and overseeing digital processing of all archives-related material.

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October 28th   Comments

Healthcare Document Imaging Quiz: Who’s Gone Paperless?

Healthcare Document Imaging Test out your healthcare document imaging knowledge:

How many healthcare organizations have gone completely paperless with medical imaging and reached the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society’s (HIMSS) highest level?

A. 25

B. 10

C. 2

If you answered “C”, you are correct. Currently, just 2 out of 5,167 total healthcare systems have taken healthcare document imaging to the utmost level and achieved the HIMSS Stage 7 Award:

  • The NorthShore University HealthSystem in Evanston, Illinois, which comprises 858 beds in 3 hospitals
  • Kaiser Permanente Health Foundation in Oakland, California, which comprises 7,654 beds in 12 facilities
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September 15th   Comments

What’s the Main Business Driver for Document and Records Management?

In 2009, what is the main business driver leading you to invest in document and records management?

1. Compliance

2. Cost Savings

3. Operational Efficiencies

Document and Records Management

If you answered, “B. Cost Savings,” you are correct. Compared with recent years, cost savings has taken a clear lead over compliance as the main business driver for investments in document and records management, according to AIIM’s State of the ECM Industry 2009 report. Other findings include:

  • 28% of organizations would take more than a month to produce documents for a legal discovery process.
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