I tend to disagree with Hilary. We had one of our clients spend close to
$100,000 in equipment and around $30,000 in training only to get very
frustrated with the process and out source it. Their H.I.M. director said,
"The amount of back log records we had haunted me in my dreams every night
until we appointed your company to do the work for us!..." Proof is in the
pudding.
Joshua Price
Director of Marketing & Sales
Records Management, Inc. &
Blue Sky Imaging Inc.
628 Lovejoy Rd. Bldg. 2
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548
Tel: 850-243-4433
Fax: 850-244-4612
Cell: 850-699-4669
Direct Connect: 186*131442*1
----- Original Message -----
From: "Hilary Axelson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 10:50 AM
Subject: Re: Cost of Converting Paper Files to CDs, Why not just outsource?
Have Film Copies along with your CD o
>I am a Records Manager and I also disagree with the statement "it is
> better to outsource your scanning" It is always wise to have quality
> checks in place-the best way is having one person scan and someone with
> authority doing quality checks. I instill "pride in work" to all my
> employees and they have done a good job knowing they have contributed to
> a VERY worthwhile purpose. When you outsource, they have no vested
> interest in the documents they are scanning, but we, in records know the
> value of our documents.
>
> Respectfully,
> Hilary Axelson
> City of Las Cruces
> Records Manager
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Records Management Program [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of Steven Whitaker
> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 9:38 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Cost of Converting Paper Files to CDs, Why not just
> outsource? Have Film Copies along with your CD o
>
> I disagree with the statement that "it is always better to oursource
> your scanning"
>
> Best regards, Steve
> Steven D. Whitaker, CRM
> Records Systems Manager; City of Reno
>
>>>> [log in to unmask] 01/06/05 04:41AM >>>
> I agree, CD's are fragile if not handled properly. Some of you may
> already
> know this but along with your CD or DVD (you can get copies of all your
> data
> on CD/DVD within them a self-contained database) request back ups you
> can
> have stored off site, one also needs request a copy and backup of
> your
> documents/images on 16mm film from your conversion service bureau. The
> film
> can legally replace the original paper allowing you now to dispose of
> the
> paper, and the film is legally admissible in court and considered a
> replacement of original paper by the gov't as well. If you have an
> electronic index file (like excel or ASCII file), coding or indexing
> costs
> are reduced significantly because those indexes are turned into
> barcode
> separator sheets that automatically code the fields that identify the
> document or document set.
>
> It is always better to outsource your scanning, even if it is only a
> couple
> of boxes a month (you may still get volume discounts even if it is not
> done
> all at once). The capital expense of purchasing, cleaning and
> maintaining
> scanners is a nightmare, technology is always changing. Hiring, paying
> and
> training individuals to do the job is risky and costly, the person may
> not
> have a vested interest in scanning all of the documents nor scan them
> properly. Who is accountable for mistakes found years from now? Not
> the
> employee, the person who hired them or upper management that made that
> decision. How about the learning curve? Why not start getting an
> immediate
> return on investment by outsourcing the project and having access to
> your
> documents electronically immediately? Smooth Solutions guarantees 100%
> QC
> of all images and we can go onsite. Full references provided. Please
> let me
> know of any projects in the pipeline or would like more information.
>
> Kathy Land
> Business Development Manager
> Smooth Solutions, Inc.
> Document Scanning, Indexing and Conversion
> 16mm, 35mm, Microfilm, Fiche, Paper and Large Format, &Color
> Scan: Binders, Folders, Film Libraries, Stored documents etc.
>
> 300-2 Route 17 South, Suite 4
> Lodi, NJ 07644
> Ph: 973-249-6666 x107
> Cell: 201-741-6725
> Fax: 973-249-6667
> [log in to unmask]
> [log in to unmask]
> www.smoothsolutions.com
>
> Departments we work with;
>
> Records MIS/IT Legal/Contracts
> Facilities Engineering Research & Devel
> HR Finance Manufacturing
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Records Management Program [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
> Behalf Of Peter Kurilecz
> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 12:00 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Cost of Converting Paper Files to CDs
>
>
> On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 11:45:58 -0400, Belrose, Sharon
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>>I was told that none of their law firm customers re using CDs for
> permanent storage.
>
> your original posting didn't mention that your project was for
> permanent
> records.
>
> as has been discussed numerous times on the list CDs are not suitable
> for
> the long-term storage of permanent records. if the records are truly
> permanent then consider microfilm instead of CD.
>
> but are the records truly permanent? Don't they really belong to your
> clients?
>
> respectfully
>
> peterk
>
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