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Important Versus Vital Records:
The magic 5% you can’t live without
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While they number just five percent of an organization's total record population, vital records and how you care for them, can have a big impact on your business. These records require special preservation measures ones that aren't found in ordinary storage facilities. Whether a legal document, photograph, customer record, x-ray, blueprint, patent, corporate article or one-of-a-kind object, when it comes to vital records, storage is the single most important factor in determining their useful life.

How do you identify what records are vital to your organization? What measures should you take to ensure their longterm protection? How does the material of which a record is made influence its longevity and guide your choice of storage solution? The question remains, have you done enough to preserve your organization's vital, and irreplaceable, five percent?

This white paper will help you define what your vital records are, understand the risks associated with inadequate preservation, evaluate storage options, and implement an effective vital records program for your organization.PDF

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