Sherry, that has been the mantra of records management practitioners since RM got off the ground in the fifties.. If you really want a starter you have to go to the "real" father of the subject, Emmett Leahy. I heard him use that statement often in talking to company executives about the need to start records programs. It still rings true today. So if someone asks you for the source, Ed Leahy is a sure bet.
Bill Benedon
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Subject: Re: "Too Many Records" QuoteHow about Anonymous?
It could be a variant of a variant but it still rings true regardless of the source.
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From: Records Management Program [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Sherry Owen
Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 10:31 AM
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Subject: "Too Many Records" Quote
I am searching for the source of the following quote: "The typical
organization creates too many records, retains them for too long a period of
time, and expends far too much energy in the process." I've used it in the
introduction to our procedures manual over the years and have now been
asked to identify the source. Did I steal it from the listserv, did I make it up,
is it from an old ad, should I just give up and replace it with something I can
cite?
Thanks for any assistance you can provide!
Sherry Owen, CRM
Arkansas Electric Cooperatives
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