Welcome
Established in 2007 by Jackie Bettington CIMS assists organisations with systematically and professionally managing their business processes, systems and information, including records and archives. At CIMS our focus is on enabling organisations to achieve business-driven improvements that satisfy compliance and support the sustainability of evidence and information.
At CIMS we believe in working collaboratively with clients and pride ourselves on our independence and integrity. We are not aligned with any third parties or specific products.
We are a small and agile organisation that is flexible and responsive to client needs. Our focus is on acting in your best interests and delivering high quality, reasonably priced consulting, auditing and training services.
We are recognized as industry leaders and actively contribute and lead developments within the records and information management sector. This work is achieved through our active participation in the Australian Society of Archivists, Records Management Association of Australasia and Standards Australia's IT-21 Committee on Records Management.
Training Calendar 2010
Our 2010 training calendar, course descriptions and registration forms are now available here.
- For Queensland State Archives we deliver:
- Developing a Retention and Disposal Schedule
- Implementing a Retention and Disposal Schedule
To find out more and to access our online registration for these courses click here.
- For State Records New South Wales we deliver Managing Digital Records: An Introduction. To find out more and to access our online registration for this course click here.
To find out more information about these and other courses courses click here.
Online Consulting & Assessment Services
| RIM Doctor, our online records and information assessment service, provides many clients without ready and affordable access to face-to-face consultants an opportunity to gain professional insights and advice on how they may better leverage their information assets to achieve improved business performance and compliance. | |
The RIM Doctor is a suite of online assessments of records and information management (RIM) practices suitable for any organisation anywhere. As a hosted service there is no need to download any software to use the tools. Although simple to use the tools are of premium quality because they have been developed by leading RIM professionals.The tools provide a simple and accessible service with a quick turn around time that delivers a high quality report and advice on how to implement improvements. |
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The RIM Doctor has an extensive range of tools for assessing your organisation's records and information management practices. A full or basic audit or assessment of an organisation's practices against ISO 15489 Records Management may be completed. Alternatively, you may prefer to conduct an audit or assessment focused on key areas such as policies, training, systems, classification or governance. In addition to the standards-based tools the RIM Capability Profiler (to be released in June 2009) enables you to assess the business performance of your records management program to see how well it is serving your business and stakeholders. To find out more and try some of free services visit www.rimdoctor.com.au Launch of Keeping Archives, June 2008Bettington, J., Eberhard,E., Loo, R. and Smith, C.(eds.) 2008, Keeping Archives, 3rd edn, Australian Keeping Archives is a practical guide which addresses the real-life challenges of working with archival records, acknowledging the theoretical frameworks for this work. It provides information, guidance and skills to professionally manage legacy collections and backlogs while also facing the challenge of working proactively across the records continuum. |
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Richly illustrated, packed with practical examples and tools, Keeping Archives is the most comprehensive and popular guide to establishing, managing and developing archives. Written by professional archivists and conservators this authoritative text is theoretically robust but accessible to all. It is the essential guide for anyone embarking on a career in archives and for those navigating the diversity of archival conundrums, big or small. |
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Finding Your Way Around Our Website
| About Us | To find out who we are and what we do. |
| Consulting Services | To find out what consulting services we offer and our approach to providing these services. |
| Assessments & Audits | To find out what assessment and auditing services we offer and our approach to providing these services. |
| Training Services | To find out what training services we offer and our approach to providing these services. |
| Resources | To access links to websites relating to information, document and records management. |
| Contact Us | To ask us questions or provide us with feedback on this site please use the form on the ‘Contact Us’ page. |