PDF conversion of valuable business documents offers many advantages. PDF is compatible with all computer operating systems whether Linux, UNIX, Mac, Windows or any other. When PDF content is shared via email, web or intranet, the original formatting, properties and...
Virginia’s Central State Hospital Attempting to Digitize Rare Patient Records
Libraries, museums, educational institutions, healthcare facilities, and just about every type of business are digitizing their paper records to enjoy the many benefits of electronic document management systems. A unique digitization project is underway at the Central...
Happy Earth Day – A Reminder to Go Paperless at Work
Earth Day, an annual event celebrated every year on April 22 aims to stir awareness of conserving the earth's environment. Paper waste is a major environmental hazard that needs to be avoided at all costs. Though the image of a corporate office desk cluttered with...
How Electronic Document Management is Helping Animal Traceability
The Washington Department of Agriculture is moving towards developing an animal traceability system to search diseased and at-risk animals. The system is expected to enable rapid response in the event of disease outbreak. The aim of the Animal Disease Traceability...
Christian County Circuit Clerk’s Office Adopts E-filing for Smart Document Management
Many businesses are striving to achieve a paperless office by digitizing their paper documents. Now government offices are going the same way to improve operational efficiency. According to a recent report, the Christian County Circuit Clerk's Office is has begun to...
University of Florida Revamping Document Management System
The University of Florida (UF) is upgrading its 30-year old student record keeping system. Most Universities have automated student records either by installing new software or by upgrading the existing system of student records. The main objective is to achieve...
Publishing Books? Digitize Your Print and Improve Your Readership
Self publishing is at an all-time high. New data from Bowker, the world's leading provider of bibliographic information management solutions, the number of self-published titles entering the marketplace has gone up five times since 2007. Bowker also reports that...
XML or Extensible Markup Language and its Uses across Various Industries
XML or Extensible Markup Language is a language that sets down the rules encoding documents for sharing across the Internet. XML allows information to be shared, modified, and accessed across multiple platforms. In health care sector, electronic health records stored...
High-tech Document Management Systems for Museum Archiving
According to a recent CBC News report, the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa is part of an international movement to digitalize archived collections of plants and animals. In the pilot program, over 1 million specimens (of the total of 3 million) were entered into...
State of Alaska Digitizing State Paper Documents for Easier Access for the Public
Alaska state archivist Dean Dawson is managing a four year project aimed at the digitization of the state’s vital records. The state has partnered with Family Search (historically known as the Genealogical Society of Utah), a non-profit organization backed monetarily...