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

If 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.

Whether they house collections for singing greats of the past, or 300-year old historical documents, university libraries across the world must ensure the safety and longevity of their items.

Document conversion services for colleges for colleges enable a variety of these items to be preserved, including:

• News clippings
• University catalogs
• Rare books and folios
• Local community records
• Special library collections

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The Hunt for the “Coolest” Digital Library Archivist Ever was posted at Imaging Services Blog. | http://www.imagingservices.com/blog

If you’re like us, you wrote in:
c) Those are two terrible options!

Since you’re like us, you’ll also be happy to know that every format of microfilm can be converted to a digital format to create an entirely digital office.  This includes Microfiche, jacketed fiche, 16mm and 35mm microfilm, COM, 105 mm Step & Repeat Microfiche, and aperture cards.

Once converted, the time you spend searching for a file or image will literally shrink from arduous hours to mere moments.

When a fully digital office will make your daily life this much easier, why settle for just paperless?

Source: Eliminate Outdated Microfilm & Microfiche Readers, by Emily Leach, published on iSnare

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Why Stop at a Paperless Office When You Can Have a Completely Digital Office? was posted at Imaging Services Blog. | http://www.imagingservices.com/blog

1. Compliance

2. Cost Savings

3. Operational Efficiencies

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.
• Records managers are often left out of the equation. In 36% of large organizations, IT manages the SharePoint rollout with no input from the records management department. Another 14% admits no one is in charge and it’s completely out-of-control.
• Paper documents are still much better managed than electronic files. SMS/text messages, blogs and wikis are largely off the corporate radar in 75% of organizations. Their lack of inclusion in the corporate archive is a major risk.

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What’s the Main Business Driver for Document and Records Management? was posted at Imaging Services Blog. | http://www.imagingservices.com/blog