2013 tech trends for information governance-and for IM.

• Author: Lanter, Amy
• Position: IN FOCUS: A Message from the Editor - Editorial

If you haven't already responded to the recent e-mail notification about the digital edition of this issue of Information Management (IM) magazine, you're in for a surprise when you do: we have launched a new and improved digital version that uses Flip Book technology.

You'll find this digital magazine is user-friendly and packed with features, including hyperlinked URLs, sticky notes, favorite flags, content and advertiser menus, and options to e-mall it, download it to your local device as a PDF, or print it. You also have the option to customize your settings. For example, if you don't like the page-flipping sound, you can turn it off.

Take IM magazine wherever you go. It can be viewed using flash or HTML, and it can easily be read with tailored mobile apps that optimize the content for iPads, iPhones, Android, and Kindle devices. The app feature respects your space-storage space that is. This means fast downloading that allows you to begin exploring quickly.

Go ahead and share! The Flip Book can be shared easily among all types of social media sites. This is only the beginning. We will continue to enhance your experience with the Flip Book by adding more interactive features as time goes on. We hope having this new tool at your fingertips will make it even easier to keep up with the latest industry trends and cutting-edge content that will help you continue to grow in your profession.

One of those trends that is getting a lot of attention these days is the use of predictive coding and analytic technologies. Though developed primarily for use in e-discovery, predictive coding has the potential to be used for other information governance (IG) purposes. In this issue's RIM Fundamental Series article, Doug Smith provides a primer on predictive coding. Leigh Isaacs takes it to the next level with our cover article, describing how predictive...