Thinking more about ARMA, AIIM, IG, RIM, and cosmic consciousness.
Those of us that have been in the records & information management field for years have seen many efforts to re-name or re-brand core records management practices. I read some time back the headline from a blog, "Records Management is Dead". This piece touting the demise of the records manager to be replaced the a more tech-savvy IG manager. I was highly offended by the article. Then I read the vendor connection. So began my dislike for IG. I haven't said too much on this forum for a long time as I've felt my opinions were not shared.
Perhaps my view is somewhat colored. I like the IG model and have used it here in a couple presentations. But is it anything new or earth shattering? I don't believe so. I think if we're doing our jobs and staying up with technology we realized a long, long time ago that our path included keeping up with IT and legal. Lucky me - I've been in legal, IT, and now reside in compliance. I haven't processed a paper file in a long time. I write policy and procedure; train the minions and work out the kinks between IT operations, data security, compliance, and legal. I work in an interesting environment with everything from normal business records to museums to sports teams to brain science and artificial intelligence.
I am still the corporate records manager. The pay me to learn, to teach, and to provide unique solutions for an ever growing affiliate team. I want a dynamic professional organization that somewhat reflects what I do for a living. I want that organization to be ARMA. I will remain optimistic.
Rock on!
Sharon
Sharon Burnett, CRM
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