Records and Information Management: a Benchmarking Study of Large U.S. Industrial Companies.

• Position: Book Review

William Saffady

How does your RIM program measure up? Find out with Records and Information Management: A Benchmarking Study of Large U.S. Industrial Companies. This exciting publication reports on RIM programs, policies, and practices in 42 of the largest U.S. industrial companies, covering such topics as

* reporting relationships

* staffing

* training

* preparation of retention schedules

* offsite storage

* vital records protection

* use of records and information management technologies

The report concludes with a discussion of interviewees' plans and priorities for future records and information management initiatives. This is the only publication available that examines the current status of records and information management initiatives in American businesses. It is specifically intended for records...