Taming the Two-Headed Beast:
Tips for Managing Paper and Electronic Records in the Hybrid Environment

How does a records management professional impose intellectual control and enforce program requirements in a hybrid environment where paper and electronic documents compete for official record status?

With many of the communications and transactions that make up today’s business occurring on electronic platforms, an increasing portion of many organizations’ official records consists of word processing documents, spreadsheets, image files, and other electronic content. But even as the emphasis on electronic records increases, the overall volume of paper files and other physical media shows no sign of decreasing. For all the talk of a paperless office, the relative ease with which documents can be printed and distributed via electronic systems has served only to increase paper output in many organizations.

Dealing with the hybrid environment can be challenging, so we’ve put together five tips to help you meet those challenges. If applied as part of a comprehensive records management solution, the techniques and tools discussed here can help your organization thrive in both the paper and electronic worlds, bringing the two together in one value add for your organization’s business. Download your free copy here.