I concur. Without due diligence, for a whole host of reasons, a RIM program would be prone to becoming a paper program. Rick -----Original Message----- From: "Carol E.B. Choksy" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:25:16 To:[log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Sample Taxonomies There really are no "sample" taxonomies in records management. We build each one from scratch to reflect the organization rather than an ideal like the Dewey Decimal System. This is a very different approach from the way library science and "content managers" do its work. Records management taxonomies are not developed solely to organize information for retrieval. A records series is defined as a class in a taxonomy primarily by its retention. For the past 100 years we have built our taxonomies from reality, from how organizations actually organize their information and using their terminology, rather than imposing that from the outside. We also organize the information by key activities rather than knowledge or conceptual activities. Taxonomies purchased from a vendor or developed by persons who are not records management consultants normally do not work well with all the purposes of records management, such as retention and destruction, security and privacy, and vital records. Make certain the person building your taxonomy has broad-based experience in the area for which you want to develop it. Best wishes, Carol Carol E.B. Choksy, Ph.D., CRM, PMP CEO IRAD Strategic Consulting, Inc. (317) 294-8329 Adjunct Professor School of Library and Information Science Indiana University, Bloomington List archives at http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/recmgmt-l.html Contact [log in to unmask] for assistance To unsubscribe from this list, click the below link. If not already present, place UNSUBSCRIBE RECMGMT-L or UNSUB RECMGMT-L in the body of the message. mailto:[log in to unmask] List archives at http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/recmgmt-l.html Contact [log in to unmask] for assistance To unsubscribe from this list, click the below link. If not already present, place UNSUBSCRIBE RECMGMT-L or UNSUB RECMGMT-L in the body of the message. mailto:[log in to unmask]