Showing posts with label management. Show all posts
Showing posts with label management. Show all posts

Friday, 7 January 2011

Jamaica offers records management outsourcing services

Title: Ja could become regional hub for document storage, retrieval

Author: By Alicia Roache roachea@jamaicaobserver.com

Date published: Friday, January 07, 2011

URL: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/business/Jamaica-could-become-regional-hub-for-document-storage--retrieval_8262476#ixzz1ANF8Dq3F

Abstract:

Article reports on a Jamaican company established to outsource the storage and management of company records. The strengths of the nation as it relates to the industry of outsource record management is also discussed.

Excerpt:

Archway Caribbean, located in Reading, St James is a full-service document storage and retrieval company launched three years ago with the goal of offering a complete outsourced records and document management solution to the Jamaican and overseas business marketplace. In addition to information management, storage, retrieval and shredding, Archway also offers email management consultations, scanning, server backup and storage and disaster recovery solutions, David Holland, managing director, told the Caribbean Business Report (CBR).


"Today more than ever a company has to properly manage its information as it reduces operational and real estate costs, it improves efficiency and increases security, promotes business continuity and legal compliance," reasoned Holland. He said Archway could reduce operational costs for companies that are paper-intensive such as those in the financial and insurance sectors, retail, legal and the public sector."

"Our facility has been designed to international safety and security standards," Holland said. "We employ private security, CCTV and fire-suppressant systems to ensure the information is safe. Our buildings are also hurricane resistant, earthquake resistant and are above a flood zone,"


Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/business/Jamaica-could-become-regional-hub-for-document-storage--retrieval_8262476#ixzz1ANEEGPAd

Saturday, 16 January 2010

Haiti's National Library Withstands Earthquake

Author/From: Francoise Thybulle
Title/Subject: Re: [CDNL-L] Haiti
Date: Friday, January 15, 2010 4:05 pm
URL: http://d.yimg.com/kq/groups/15534696/853134108/name/untitled-


Abstract:

From an email discussion group, news have been received from the Director General of the National Library of Haiti, Françoise Beaulieu-Thybulle. Beaulieu-Thybulle declares that the library is still erect with dislocation of holdings and shelves. However the building is miraculously the only one erect in the area. The Director however reports on efforts to find out about employees to the Library to determine if all workers are alive.

Excerpt:

the building of the National library is safe,the shelves and holdings have shifted...we will prevail ... our building is the only one standing in the whole area...

I have not yet been able to locate all the personel,1/2 of them are safe we keep on checking


Françoise Beaulieu-Thybulle (MLIS)
Bibliothèque Nationale D’Haïti
Conservateur/Directeur Général
193, RUE DU CENTRE, PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI
Tél.:2221-2086

Sunday, 25 January 2009

Bill passed for public library regulation in Bahamas

Author: By STAFF WRITER,Guardian News Desk
Title: Bill passed for public library regulation
Source: The Nassau Guardian
Date: [Friday, January 23, 2009]
Pages: [A3 & A14]

URL: http://www.thenassauguardian.com/national_local/351247763332818.php

Abstract:
Report on legislation being passed for the regulation of Bahamas public library system. Cited is the Education Minister Carl Bethel, who provides insight as to the expected role and mission of the public libraries in Bahamas, as well as information about the current library system. Bethel also indicates the new management approach that will be implemented for public libraries in Bahamas.