Hey, not all archivists wallow in paper. At least not anymore. Need to be more specific...manuscript archivist.

Stephen Cohen, CRM
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From: Records Management Program [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Chris Flynn
Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2015 4:08 PM
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Subject: Re: Paper is Not Dead

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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> "Mischief managed."
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