The history of words: indexing
These days, indexing is the act of cataloguing and labelling the individual units of an archival collection, but the word first held a very different meaning. [...] Read more
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Why you should consider records management now
At a time when customers expect ever greater speed and responsiveness, companies need to be able to respond with agility. Retrieving an archive should not be difficult and should not affect the productivity of the company. It is therefore in companies' best interest to archive their documents and do so in a well-considered manner. [...] Read more
Posted in: Global, Records Management
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Word History: Inventory
Made famous in French by the poet and screenwriter Jacques Prévert, the word "inventory" has long been used by literature and law. Now it covers very different meanings in different fields. [...] Read more
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Archiving – the history of a word
For some, the word archive evokes dusty documents stuffed into boxes, stacked in a corner and forgotten. Boxes that we dare not approach for fear of not finding THE document that we have been trying to track down for weeks. [...] Read more
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AGS Records Management boosts Rwandan operations with purpose-built facility
Work is almost complete on the new records management centre commissioned by the AGS Group for construction just outside the Rwandan capital, Kigali. [...] Read more
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For the record
A look at the world of records management and how it is evolving for the digital age, by Karen Truebody, International Director, AGS Records Management. The retention of company records is not a choice, it’s a requirement. [...] Read more
Posted in: Corporate News, Records Management
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Records Management Open Day at AGS Mauritius
AGS Mauritius launched its records management services a few months ago, and recently hosted an open day to promote the service to its economic partners. [...] Read more
Posted in: Africa, News at a Glance, Records Management
Tag(s): Archiving Services, Archivist Training, Digitization, Heritage Digitization, Mauritius, Open house, Physical Archiving
AGS Cameroon attends ICA Conference
The 8th annual ICA Conference took place this year in Yaoundé, Cameroon, and brought together hundreds of archiving professionals from all over the world. [...] Read more
Posted in: Africa, Records Management
Tag(s): Archiving Services, Cameroon, Conference, Digitization, Heritage Imaging, ICA, Yaoundé
ARKHENUM joins AGS Records Management
A key player in physical and digital archiving, AGS Records Management specialises in the electronic archiving of corporate documents: bank files, employee files, accounting records, client files, civil status records, building permits, etc. In 2016, ARKHENUM joined AGS Records Management,… [...] Read more
Posted in: Corporate News, French Overseas Territories, News at a Glance, Records Management
Tag(s): Digital Imaging, Electronic Archiving, Featured, Heritage Imaging, Physical Archiving, Records Management
AGS preserves history in Martinique
AGS Martinique has demonstrated its care and expertise through its latest high-profile assignment: moving 450 m3 of archives stored in the University Library of the Schoelcher campus. All local media covered the culturally-significant event, as AGS operated swiftly to restore… [...] Read more
Posted in: CSR, French Overseas Territories, News at a Glance, Records Management
Tag(s): Featured, Heritage Imaging, Martinique, Out of the Box, Physical Archiving