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January 2005 The Information Management Professionals Volume 13, Number 5 |
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In This Issue ·
Message from the GNW Region Manager ·
January Meeting Info and Menu ·
Article: WWU RIM Graduate Program RIM Links BEC Website (http://www.armabellevue.org) Association
of Records Managers
& Administrators Bellevue/Eastside
Chapter The Bellevue/Eastside newsletter, The Eastsider,
is published monthly from September through June. We encourage all letters, comments and
contributions from members. Send to: The
Eastsider ARMA
International Bellevue/Eastside
Chapter Contributions or gifts to the
Association of Records Managers and Administrators, Inc. are not deductible
as charitable contributions for Federal Income Tax purposes. President’s
Message
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Please join
us for the January dinner meeting, and get your year off to a great start. I hope all of you had an
opportunity to relax and enjoy the holiday season with family and friends,
and were able to share the true meaning of whatever holiday you were
celebrating. I also want to extend the board's "Best Wishes for the New
Year"! We all get a fresh start at the beginning of the year, and I hope
we all can take advantage of whatever opportunities come our way, both
personally and professionally. The ARMA year is already half
over, and it is not too early to start thinking of the role you will take
within your chapter next year. We need some new faces to step forward to
take on a leadership role, and discover the real benefits your active chapter
involvement will bring. What you gain will always far outweigh the effort.
Please let any board member know of your interest. And remember the Joint Spring
Seminar scheduled for Friday, April 22nd. The committee has done a lot of
work in setting this up, and it is not too early to mark your calendar, and
plan to attend. The event will take place in Best regards, Tom Kirschner Around the Sound
January 2005 Chapter Meeting Wednesday, January 12, 2005 La
Quinta Inn, Registration: 6:00 - 6:30 pm Dinner: 6:30 – 7:15 pm Business Meeting: 7:15 – 7:30 pm Program: 7:30 - 8:30 pm Dinner
$18.50 (reservation received by 01/07/05) or $20.00 (reservation received after 01/07/05) Dinner Menu Meat
Lasagna Tossed
Green Salad with Ranch Dressing Vegetables,
Bread Drinks:
Coffee, Water and Ice Tea Dessert:
Chocolate Mousse Alternate Meal:
Chicken Caesar Salad Disaster
Preparedness Program: This month our speaker will discuss the timely subject
of Disaster Preparedness. This subject is certainly in the news recently with
the tragic effects of the earthquake and Tsunami damage in Speaker: Mr. Saunders has been the Puget Sound Regional
Archivist since 1989. The Puget Sound
Regional Archives is the unit of the Secretary of State’s Archives and
Records Management Division that is responsible for public records management
services, as well as preservation and public research use of archival
collections from agencies of local government in King, Kitsap and Mr. Saunders has more than twenty-five years of
experience in public archives and records management in Make your reservations in several ways:
Call Chrissy Stroberger at: 253-926-5980, Fax: 866-560-0574, register on-line
at pugetsoundarma.org, or e-mail Chrissy at cstroberger@rainierpac.com. Information courtesy of Sue Lord The Editor’s Cube Happy New Year from the Editor’s Cube! We look forward this year to your submissions, whether they be
articles, news or insightful RIM info, to The Eastsider. Email your submission to ramsdell5@comcast.net
no later than the 15th of the month for inclusion into the
following month’s publication, or bring a CD-R with your submission to the
monthly meeting. Jerry Rugh, Chapter Webmaster, has added a “Puget Sound Blog” button
to the For
details go to: www.arma.org/energize |
January
11, 2005 BEC Chapter Meeting
Visibility
of RIM Programs: Marketing Objectives and Services
Chapter Panel Panel Members: Will Henson,
ICOS, Jerry Rugh, Microsoft, Facilitator: Darlene Curtice, This month’s program will be presented by a panel
of chapter members focusing on marketing records information management
programs across their organizations to achieve successful results. Panel
members will share first-hand experiences with their customers and clients on
how they rolled out program objectives and services over the past few years
as well as a look forward into 2005. Also, some of the panel will discuss how they
market their objectives to gain necessary management support and build
critical partnerships with other departments. As we begin our new year,
join us for a stimulating discussion and networking experience with other RIM
professionals. Questions that will be covered
by the panel: 1. Where
does your RIM program report in your organization and does it work to achieve
necessary results? 2. Looking
back at 2004 how did your market your objectives and RIM requirements? 3. What
are your top two goals / objectives for your RIM program in 2005 and what
resources have you identified to be successful? 4. What
are some important lessons you have learned in marketing and achieving RIM
program results during the past two years? We hope to see you on January 11th!
Reservations: Contact Sue Gunderson at 206.529.1234 or sgunderson@datasitenw.com, OR register online at http://www.armabellevue.org by 5 PM, Wednesday, January 5th. Because we must pay for all reserved dinners, “no shows” will be billed. ~ M E N U ~ London Broil with Mushroom Sauce Swedish Potatoes/ Fresh Seasonal
Vegetables Mixed Greens/Rolls and Butter / Pumpkin
Pie Coffee and Tea Greater
http://seattlearma.blogspot.com This is a great
communications forum to find out what’s up in the Greater Seattle Chapter and
in the Great Northwest Region. You can
also post messages and job postings on the Blog – Contact Roger Winters for
more information at 206.296.7838 or roger.winters@metrokc.gov. Updated Email Address?
Let us know at http://www.armabellevue.org
Greetings from GNW Region Manager
Happy
New Year! I hope each of you had a
wonderful Holiday Season. As much as I
love the Holidays, I am always quite ready to get back to “normal”! I get a bit overwhelmed before Christmas
and usually feel a sense of relief after I pack the ornaments and decorations
away. I hope you have found your
“normal,” by now, too. Do you
usually make New Year resolutions? I
typically don’t (really!), but I am going to ask you to join me in one this
year. I resolve that I will take one little extra step for ARMA this year. Might you do the same? Will you attend one or two more meetings at
your chapter than you did last year?
Can you volunteer for one more ARMA activity during 2005? Will you write one article for your chapter
newsletter between now and June? Can
you put your chapter’s seminar on your calendar today and request assistance
from your organization now for the registration fee? Will you do one more action than you did in
2004 for your chapter, for ARMA International, or for your profession? Did you
recruit a new ARMA member last year?
If not, here is your chance to do one more thing for ARMA in 2005! Did
you forget to vote in association elections last January? Well, you have a chance to remedy that this
month! (ARMA elections are being held
this month through February 16th. If
your member info is current, please expect an e-ballot by January 6th. Otherwise, a paper ballot should be mailed
to you after that.) Here is your
chance to take that one extra little step for ARMA – VOTE! I wish
you and yours a happy and prosperous 2005 and I hope you will join me in the
New Year’s resolution for ARMA. Very truly yours,
Get Ready to Vote: Ballots mail January 6th
(from ARMA International InfoPro;
information courtesy of Sue Lord) Watch
your inbox for ARMA International’s 2005 Board of Directors Election Ballot
beginning January 6. Regular and
honorary members with valid e-mail addresses who have not opted to vote by
mail and whose memberships were in good standing as of November 30 will
receive their e-ballot January 6.
Those without e-mail addresses on file or who have opted to vote by
mail will receive their ballots by mail soon after. To help
you get to know the candidates and their qualifications, ARMA has made the
following resources available online in the “Your Membership” area of www.arma.org
: Candidate
bios and position statements (www.arma.org/myarma/governance/boardcandidates.cfm)
Transcript
of the Candidate Forum held at conference (www.arma.org/pdf/governance/1004CandidateForum.pdf)
Candidate
Forum in the member forum (www.arma.org/myarma/forum) The
latter resource – the Candidate Forum on the member forum – allows you to ask
questions of all the candidates. Be sure to visit often. |
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RIM
Graduate Education at
by
Randall C. Jimerson
Director, Graduate Program in
Archives & Records Management
Graduate programs in records and information management
have expanded and matured in the past decade. As the profession seeks a wider
role in the field of information science, the need to prepare students for
careers in a rapidly changing world requires multidisciplinary education,
greater emphasis on professional knowledge, and a diverse range of educational
options. The graduate program in Archives and Records Management at
There are six key
features of the WWU program in Archives and Records Management that, in
combination, provide a learning experience distinctive from other graduate
studies programs in RIM.
1) History-based program: The WWU program’s base in
the Department of History provides
·
An
understanding of the historical context in which records were created;
·
Knowledge
of record-keeping practices and historical events that help improve our
scheduling and appraisal decisions; and
·
An
emphasis on the historical development of the profession and of its basic
principles.
2) Archives
and Records Management: The second valuable
element in the structure of the Western Washington
program is its emphasis on integrating archives and records management as a
single expanded discipline, rather than as two separate and competing
disciplines.
3) Information
Technology: No archivist or records manager
can escape the need to master information technology. Although based in a
humanistic discipline, the WWU program requires immersion in current methods
and issues of information technology and electronic records. Since
technological issues are changing quickly, our purpose is to prepare students
to understand the theoretical and practical issues relating to electronic
records, and to see electronic records as one part of a broader universe of
documentation and evidence.
4) Management
Principles: Because of the small staff size of
many archives and records management programs, most graduates sooner or later
will have managerial responsibilities. Therefore, our program includes a
significant introduction to basic principles of business management in required
courses.
5) Practical Experience: RIM education should prepare students for “the real world.” That is why WWU’s graduate program requires a 550-hour internship, which gives students the opportunity to work under supervision of an experienced professional.
6) Master’s Thesis: WWU requires students to complete an original master’s thesis on a topic they choose. Many graduate students have presented research papers at regional and national conferences and others have published their master’s theses or articles based on original research.
Conclusion
This curriculum at