I would love to have this type of glossary also. It would be very
beneficial to our expansion to our Asian offices.
Thanks for any info that you might receive and be able to share.
Geraldine L. Bradford
Records Retention Manager
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.
75 West Center St.
Provo, UT 84601-4483
801-345-3820
801-345-3899 FAX
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Subject: Re: ARMA Strategic Planning - Internationalisation
William, if you have or know of a link to a glossary of RIM terms in the
Japanese language, please share with me. This is related to the ICRM
and Japan.
Thank you.
Best regards, Steve
Steven D. Whitaker, CRM
Records Systems Manager; City of Reno
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Sue, thank you. You have provided a platform for discussing some very
significant issues about ARMA and its international activities. I
sincerely hope
you receive some responses. The Task Force report should be read to
understand
what is happening. Forgive me if my answer is a bit lengthy, I am very
concerned about the direction being taken.
What does internationalism mean to you, as North American Members?
Internationalism to me means a spirit or policy of cooperation and
mutual
understanding with individuals and organizations throughout the world.
Individuals and
organizations that have a primary interest in records and information
management and its related disciplines
Do you think that increasing international membership will assist you?
For
the sake of numbers, NO! For the purpose of establishing meaningful
contacts
and resources, Yes! But it has not worked that way. Who are our
international
members? What is their involvement in RIM. You don't find
significant
foreign publications (in English) mentioned by ARMA. Like many other
ARMA members
I have presented seminars worldwide. These have resulted in published
books
and articles in Japanese, Portuguese, and French. I am certain this is
also
true of other speakers. When the IRMC published Glossaries in German,
French,
Spanish, Portuguese, and Japanese, they were never even mentioned by
ARMA.
Internationalism is not only ARMA generated or marketed publications.
The Task
Force action plan does not address this issue.
Do you think that collaboration between the ICA and ARMA is useful? Of
course! So is collaboration with RMAA (Australasia), BRMS (Great
Britain) RSJ
(Japan). Remember, it was The RMAA that was responsible for the
development of
ISO15489, The ICA has put out some excellent studies on records
management and
electronic records. The Australian government has published some very
valuable
studies on the application of ISO15489 as has the Records Management
Society
of Great Britain. Yet, we can't get a meaningful presentation on the
subject
from HQ for chapter use. What happens to the presentations made at the
ICA
or the Conference International Day?.
Do you think that ARMA should become the international umbrella for the
records profession? Absolutely not! Why did it withdraw from the IRMC
when all
the other associations supported the concept? "Global thought leader
in RIM?
What does that mean? According to the Beacon report, which makes no
mention of
international RIM, ARMA needs to undertake a major branding effort, it
needs
to establish better relationships with its chapters, and it needs an
IBM
stature. Sounds like our international program (with, of course,
consultant
assistance) is putting the cart before the horse.
What role do you think ARMA might play in internationalism? A critical
issue
not addressed by the task force. Evident by the singular
representation on
the Task Force by an international member. I would think that the
ambassadors
would be a critical part of this study. The budgetary aspects of the
suggested approach have not been identified. Is there an international
relations
balance sheet? How is the current $50,000 international budget with
no revenues
(plus other cost not reflected) explained? Chapters now underwrite
LINC
memberships. LINC people are now asking for support to attend the
conference.
Will national offer a discount price or share the cost with chapters?
Economics
are a critical part of the international scene. In its sharing role
with AIIM,
has ARMA discussed with then the AIIM international experience?
Allocation of fund. I have been a member of ICA for many years. Their
Comma
publication is excellent. It has multi-lingual articles. Its newsletter
is in
English and French. I have also purchased materials from Australia and
Great
Britain. I do not advocate an every language approach, or the
conversion of
all publications. A query of our current international members would
have been
a valuable guide in many of the issues covered by your questions and
in the
Task Force study.
Sue, I guess it would be interesting to ask international members on
their
reaction to global thought leader.
Bill Benedon
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