I saw this post on another listserv and thought I'd share it here -- 
and ask if there are any other documents that might be appropriate to 
help those implementing a document/records management system?

Thanks in advance for your help!

Scott

Here's the post I found ...

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Subject: A methodology for implementing a document/records management 
system
From: "Bob Workman" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 10:48:20 -0500
X-Message-Number: 5

I ran across an interesting document on the web the other day that might
help anyone tasked with finding and implementing a records management 
system
OR a document management system for any organization.

Australia's National Archives' DIRKS How-To manual for government 
entities
tells exactly how, in minute detail, to go about the process of 
determining
your organization's needs, orchestrating buy-in from your organization, 
and
deciding on and implementing a records management system AS A FORMAL,
ISO-COMPLIANT PROJECT:

http://www.naa.gov.au/recordkeeping/dirks/dirksman/contents.html

Technical communicators may not necessarily be schooled in Project
Management fundamentals or ISO guidelines when they are tapped by their
organization to help orchestrate such a project; if this applies to 
you, you
might take a peek at this; it's jammed with helpful practical advice.

One could even probably search/replace the words 'document management' 
for
'records management'  and replace "government agency" with 
"Corporation" and
end up with a fairly usable skeletal methodology for implementing a
corporate document management system, too... as long as you understand 
the
distinction between 'documents' and 'records'.

(There may well be guidelines like this posted on the websites of 
various
U.S. state Archives or on some federal .gov site; I just haven't 
happened
across them.)

Hope this helps somebody,

Bob Workman
Document Control Specialist
Syracuse Research Corporation
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