Overview
Today's businesses are becoming overwhelmed by the increasing number of electronic documents and must develop fail-safe ways to manage this online "paperwork" and streamline business processes. Electronic Document Management Systems provides the concepts, technologies, methodologies, and select vendor profiles that will empower enterprise managers, document designers, online publishing personnel, and information system professionals to meet the demands of this ever-expanding electronic publishing workplace.
Guaranteed to keep you current, the book is also linked to a permanent Web site at http://www.goucher.edu/~docman that updates the methodology and vendor-related information as necessary.
overing all the critical technologies, this book details key issues involved in creating, managing, and distributing electronic documents, including:
- How an EDMS can improve performance in the workplace
- The electronic file conversion process and fundamentals of imaging
- Indexing, searching, and retrieval techniques
- Creating documents in structured formats using styles and templates
- Routing and distributing electronic documents
Here is what your colleagues are saying about Electronic Document Management Systems:
"The explosion of electronic files has exposed a weakness in today's businesses in their ability to organize and manage effectively huge amounts of text-based information. Bielawski and Boyle's approach will not only help organizations to cope with this problem but also allow them to leverage this organizational knowledge well into the 21st century."--R. Butler Newman, RWD Technologies, Inc.
"EDMS technology is an integral part of any performance-centered work environment. Structuring, representing, managing, distributing, and integrating document content are strategic activities. Bielawski and Boyle hit the nail on the head with their definitions, descriptions, priorities, and development strategy."--Gloria Gery, Gery & Associates, Inc.
"Document management will be absolutely essential to improving business practices and productivity. This book addresses the difficult issues in the development and deployment processes involved in effective EDMS solutions."--Robert C. Visser, Chevron USA