<I think one of the concepts that records managers adopted a long time
ago of moving inactive records offsite or away from the high use records
is one that IT often ignores. Why keep Alumni records on line
constantly?  I think one of the problems with evaulting is that
everything is exposed all the time or at least that is my perception
that you can bring up anything at any time.>

At the risk of raising Larry M's blood pressure, the concept of moving
inactive records HAS been embraced by IT - at least those that follow
ILM (Information Lifecycle Management) procedures which consist of
moving data and records to less expensive storage space or media as
activity decreases. This does not always result in constant exposure to
the data nor does it always enable immediate access.  I know, I know....
we invented the concept of lifecycle management, BUT we practice Life
Cycle Management of Records & Information which is different from ILM -
both in concept and in practice.

Ginny Jones
(Virginia A. Jones, CRM, FAI)
Records Manager
Information Technology Division
Newport News Dept. of Public Utilities
Newport News, VA
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