When i am asked this question I always equate the paper dilemma to horses.
Once an integral part of everyday life, horses now are at best ancillary to
our existence. In fact the overall numbers continue to rise in our modern
world. It is their role that has shifted. As Records Managers we need to
recognize and adapt to the shifting reality. Will paper continue to be
important to the business world? Certainly in the short term that appears
to be the case. Over the long term I think we can all see the diminishing
role.as evidence that it will not be central to our jobs in the future. If
you want to wallow in paper become an Archivist.

Chris Flynn

On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 6:53 AM, Gary Link <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Steve Whitaker will hate this story, but I think everyone else will enjoy
> it....
>
> "There's a scene in the television series The Office that says all you
> need to know about the paper industry's image these days. The sad-sack of
> a company, Dunder-Mifflin, is launching an advertising campaign - and just
> in time, says one of the sad-sack employees. Whenever he tells people he
> works for Dunder Mifflin, they assume the company makes mufflers or
> muffins or mittens but "frankly all of those sound better than paper, so I
> let it slide."
>
> In the real world, paper doesn't appear to be faring much better. Not only
> are U.S. companies facing precipitous drops in demand, they're also
> confronting tough competition from the country that invented paper 2,000
> years ago."
>
>
> http://www.npr.org/2015/05/26/408794149/dont-write-off-paper-just-yet
>
> Gary Link
> Pittsburgh, PA
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