Disaster Preparedness: Protecting Vital Records

Wednesday, December 13th, 2017

This piece is the first installment of a multi-part series called “Disaster Preparedness.” There is no place on earth that is 100% safe from disasters. Whether man-made or natural, disasters can strike at any time, at any location, and to anybody. Considering these “once every X-Years” storms appear to be occurring with increasing frequency, and […]

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Open Data: What is it and Why is it Important to Public Health?

Friday, September 1st, 2017

This piece is the first installment of a six-part series called “Open to potential: How embracing open data can advance public health practice, governance, and research.” “Open data” has become a popular buzzword, and has gathered impressive momentum as a cross-sectoral cause célèbre, gaining traction among data scientists, developers, politicians and civil society activists. It […]

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Getting your Analytics Program off the Ground: Part 1 – The Impact of Analytics

Thursday, August 10th, 2017

This piece is the first installment of a multi-part series called “Getting your Analytics Program off the Ground” It seems like everyone is touting analytics these days, whether it is stories about its ability to predict market trends, coalesce seemingly disparate information into knowledge, or streamline business processes. On the other hand, horror stories – […]

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Diverse Perspectives on Information Governance

Tuesday, February 28th, 2017

On February 15th, Tina Teree Baker, IGP, the President of Cadence Group, led a panel on “Differing Perspectives on Information Governance” for the Northern Virginia Chapter of ARMA, International (ARMA NOVA). In order to paint an encompassing picture of Information Governance (IG), Ms. Baker was joined by thought leaders from different fields, including Scott Wandstrat, […]

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Leveraging Tools with a Proactive Information Governance Strategy, Pt. 2: Combating the Risks of Data Accumulation

Thursday, June 2nd, 2016

On Monday, May 23, I spoke on a panel at the InG3nious e-Discovery and Information Governance Retreat at Chateau Elan on “Examining Your Tools & Leveraging Them for Proactive Information Governance”.  The event was a great success and our panel brought a four-sided perspective that encompassed records and information management, legal, operations, and technology from […]

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Thinking About Grey Literature

Thursday, June 2nd, 2016

Grey literature emerged as a field within library and information science several decades ago. It is concerned with the production, distribution, and access to documents of multiple types that are produced at all levels of government, business, academia, and other organizations. Whether in print or electronic format, grey literature is distinguished by being produced outside […]

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