Yep.  Since 98% of all information created in the western world is
created electronically, the best paradigm is to keep it electronic;
never allow it to be printed.

I hate paper.

Best regards, Steve
Steven D. Whitaker, CRM
Records Systems Manager; City of Reno

>>> [log in to unmask] 05/19 9:09 AM >>>
Doug Allen wrote:
>Does anyone have access to a tool that provides for a comprehensive
cost comparison...(i.e. an ROI tool)?

Much of this discussion centers around scanning vs. paper storage. Yet
the greatest benefits of electronic records keeping occur during the
creation/active phase. Scanning is not a paperless system, and is more
expensive in the creation phase than a paper based system. In
addition,
a significant portion of retentions are under 10 years in length
(which,
IMHO, tends to make the migration issue less of a problem). Why don't
we
just skip the paper entirely and focus on how to develop systems which
effectively manage born digital records? 

It would be wonderful to see a tool that determines ROI on a truly
paperless system - in other words, which focuses on the ROI on the
benefits of records keeping in an electronic environment, as opposed
to
focusing primarily on the cost of media conversion/storage - or, as
opposed to a purely electronic system that does not take into account
records keeping requirements.

Dwight Wallis, CRM
Records Administrator
Multnomah County Fleet, Records, Electronics, Distribution & Stores
(FREDS)
1620 SE 190th Avenue
Portland OR 97233
phone: (503)988-3741
fax: (503)988-3754
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