On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 7:38 AM, PeterK <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Standing at the RIM chasm - KMWorld Magazine
> In the "old" days, a stark contrast existed between managing the electronic
> world and the paper world of records: Records management dealt with paper;
> information technology dealt with bits and bytes. But with the digital
> revolution, coupled with headline-grabbing legal cases such as Enron and
> the like, organizations soon realized that managing records had to include
> all records, regardless of format. To address that, many organizations
> expanded the records manager's role to include electronic records oversight
> to help ensure compliance with the laws and regulations of the appropriate
> governing bodies.
>
> Source:
>
> http://www.kmworld.com/Articles/Editorial/Features/Standing-at-the-RIM-chasm-93834.aspx
>

Sadly, like many articles, this is presented from the point of a person
VERY unfamiliar with RIM practices.

The writer seems to think many/most RIMs are paper pushers who have no
concept of how to address information generated or received through
non-paper sources, when quite the opposite is true.

Many of us have been wielding the "Vorpal Sword of RIM Practices" against
the "Jabberwocky of Technological Information Sources" since early on...
but unfortunately, the "Bloody Big Heads of Organizational Management" have
failed to listen and provide many of us the opportunity to "Serve as Their
Champion".

...and yes, thank you to Tim Burton and his wicked adaptation of 'Alice'
and the final battle scene for those visuals...

I will now "Futterwacken" back to my desk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6wBV4AB7CQ

Happy New Year to you all.
....


*Lawrence J. MedinaDanville, CA RIM Professional since 1972*

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