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...
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...
A pen and piece of paper are what most people reach for to scribble calculations or take notes at a meeting, lecture, seminar or conference. But paper notes have their limitations – you could misplace or lose them or even leave them behind. Smart entrepreneurs have...
Digitization is a key element of HR transformation, with artificial intelligence (AI) enhancing the experience in many areas. As technology advances, document scanning services have played a key role in helping HR departments to go paperless, increasing efficiency,...
The Massachusetts legislature made a crucial announcement in October 2013 that they are seeking to pass a bill allowing greater public access to government records. This is expected to improve transparency and solve issues with the public records laws such as delayed...
EDMS or Electronic Data Management System was launched in Iowa in January 2010 with a view to implement electronic court document filing across the state. Paper to electronic document conversion is expected to improve accessibility to the required legal documents and...
Organizational efficiency translates to work simplification. Published in 1950, an interesting article based on work simplification in a paper-based office says that this means three things: Activities should be productive Activity should be arranged to ensure smooth...
Most healthcare practices have huge volume of paper based patient medical documents that take up a significant amount of storage space. These documents have to be kept safe from damage and misplacement. Moreover, filing and accessing these documents can be a...
Most engineering and architectural offices now do their designing on computers, though they could still have a lot of paper design drawings. Unlike computer aided design or CAD, voluminous paper drawings take up a lot of storage space and are difficult to manage,...
Microfiche was once considered an effective way to store important files and documents. However, technological advancement opened up the doors to digital storage. Many businesses still have a lot of confidential information on microfiche, and it’s very likely that...
