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New Paper – Records Retention Scheduling II: Retention Schedule Development

Sheila Taylor’s latest chapter, “Records Retention Scheduling: Retention Schedule Development”, was published in the June 2021 supplement to Carswell’s Records and Information Management subscription-based service. This is the second of three chapters on Records Retention. What’s the chapter about? This chapter address records retention schedule development, including the research of legislated records retention and broader

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October 16, 2021 No Comments
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New Paper – Records Retention Scheduling I: Terminology and Concepts

Sheila Taylor’s latest chapter, “Records Retention Scheduling: Terminology and Concepts”, was published in the November 2020 supplement to Carswell’s Records and Information Management subscription-based service. What’s the chapter about? It introduces records retention scheduling terminology and concepts, illustrates how records retention scheduling is records and information management best practice, highlights the benefits of records retention

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February 17, 2021 No Comments
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New Paper — Blockchain and Recordkeeping

Gregg Astoorian and Sheila Taylor have authored a new chapter for the November, 2018 supplement to Carswell’s Records and Information Management subscription-based service, entitled “Blockchain and Recordkeeping”. The chapter provides a technical overview of blockchain and how it works in applications such as BitCoin, an overview of how blockchain has evolved and where it is heading, its

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January 9, 2019 No Comments
information governance

Information Governance — New Article in Municipal World

The April 2016 issue of Municipal World contains an article (pp 21-24) by Sheila Taylor entitled “Information Governance: An organizational approach to managing information”.  The article contains an overview of the cross-departmental aspects of information governance, with emphasis on its benefits, implementation and challenges in a municipal government environment.

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April 19, 2016 No Comments
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New Paper — RIM Strategies for BYOD

Sheila Taylor has authored a new chapter for the March, 2016 supplement to Carswell’s Records and Information Management subscription-based service, entitled “RIM Strategies for BYOD”. The chapter provides an assessment of the current state of Bring Your Own Device, including the advantages and disadvantages of the trend to both employers and employees.  The second half of the

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April 7, 2016 No Comments
e-discovery

Social Media and RIM

Sheila Taylor has authored the most recent (Fall 2015) supplement to Carswell’s Records and Information Management subscription-based service, entitled “Social Media and Records and Information Management”. The chapter provides an overview of the key social media channels relevant to most organizations and provides guidelines for the lifecycle management of social media records, including information governance and evidentiary/e-discovery

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November 10, 2015 No Comments
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UPDATE: RIM Professional Development White Paper

We substantially revised our RIM Professional Development in Canada: Records and Information Management Competencies, Positions, Education, and Certifications white paper which was originally published as a fall 2013 supplement to Carswell’s Records and Information Management service. In addition to updating URLs, publication titles, statistics, and fees if/as required, several sections of the white paper were significantly revised

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November 24, 2014 No Comments
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Sheila Taylor Quoted in Canadian Lawyer magazine

Sheila Taylor was one of several experts interviewed by Luis Millan for the cover story on Information Governance in the November/December 2014 issue of Canadian Lawyer magazine. Although the article focuses on information governance (IG) in law firms, the information and guidance provided are applicable to any organization struggling with operational or legal concerns regarding  information. The article provides

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November 19, 2014 No Comments
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RIM Professional Development White Paper from Ergo

The Fall 2013 supplement to Carswell’s Records and Information Management is a comprehensive guide to RIM professional development in Canada, authored by Sheila Taylor.  For those who don’t subscribe to this publication, the chapter has been republished as a white paper and posted on the Ergo website in our new  “Published Articles” section. The white paper is

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August 27, 2013 No Comments

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