The problem with letting mail bypass RIM and go directly to addressees
for "their action" is that you risk the possibility of losing the
information entirely when addresees don't take steps to capture it. I
work in a similar situation to Roland (engineering/architectural firm)
and I make sure all project-related mail is captured before it gets into
the hands of the addressee. I can't be sure it will eventually make it's
way back to me!

Michele Smith
Documents Librarian
Exterior Research & Design, LLC
Tel. 206.467.0054 x102
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Subject: Re: [RM] Should Mail be a part of Records Management?

 
I don't entirely agree with this logic. Yes most of it will eventually
get back to you, but it must first go to whomever it was addressed to
for their action. It's not as though by RIM getting it first it reduces
the time or the number of people who must handle that information.

Nolene Sherman
Director of Records Management
Standard Pacific Homes
(949) 789-1668
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-----Original Message-----
I am the records manager for an engineering/architectural firm and the
mail is part of my department. The reasoning behind this is because a
big percentage of the mail is project related correspondence and will
ultimately end up in the hands of records management when the
information is sent to be filed. 

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