A convenient digital storage system can be created for any school or university system. All educational systems have large recordkeeping needs. All departments from the professors to the individual students can be included in a digital databank. Imagine the mounds of paperwork needed during a students twelve to sixteen years of education. It can all be stored in one massive databank separated by department by using educational document scanning services.
Space and security are major considerations. Often a document is not needed for three to five years or more. Then suddenly, it must be found for an important reason. Searching through a filing cabinet or a box of old documents is both time consuming and sometimes fruitless. Information can be lost or stolen.
Storage, even of seemingly lightweight things such as documents, is quite costly. Digital storage eliminates the space problem. A databank is set up and papers are scanned and then filed in an easy to find way.
A year after graduation a student may want to confirm his final grade that was an A. The information is readily available in its original form. It cannot be changed by anyone. A school success record can be provided for a potential employer.
Each school system may have different needs and different ways they want their records filed. Digital files may be designated by name, year of graduation, ID number or social security number. Each department, the English department for example, can keep students both past and present in two separate files. Research and statistical recordkeeping is easy.
Student records are separated from faculty records. A search of a professor or teachers employment history is easy to pull up. Perhaps there have been numerous complaints that must be investigated. It will be easy to discover if the same student has a tendency to complain about all his teachers.
Good or bad information is all kept on each teacher including sexual harassment charges if they are filed. Professors are sometimes accused of having affairs with students. Evaluations become easier to make. Even the choice of a valedictorian will be ascertained more easily.
Digital data does not deteriorate over time as paper documents do. Printed copies can be produced fast and easy any time they are needed. It is a timesaver that offers convenience for the users as well as saving money for the educational institution.
Space and security are major considerations. Often a document is not needed for three to five years or more. Then suddenly, it must be found for an important reason. Searching through a filing cabinet or a box of old documents is both time consuming and sometimes fruitless. Information can be lost or stolen.
Storage, even of seemingly lightweight things such as documents, is quite costly. Digital storage eliminates the space problem. A databank is set up and papers are scanned and then filed in an easy to find way.
A year after graduation a student may want to confirm his final grade that was an A. The information is readily available in its original form. It cannot be changed by anyone. A school success record can be provided for a potential employer.
Each school system may have different needs and different ways they want their records filed. Digital files may be designated by name, year of graduation, ID number or social security number. Each department, the English department for example, can keep students both past and present in two separate files. Research and statistical recordkeeping is easy.
Student records are separated from faculty records. A search of a professor or teachers employment history is easy to pull up. Perhaps there have been numerous complaints that must be investigated. It will be easy to discover if the same student has a tendency to complain about all his teachers.
Good or bad information is all kept on each teacher including sexual harassment charges if they are filed. Professors are sometimes accused of having affairs with students. Evaluations become easier to make. Even the choice of a valedictorian will be ascertained more easily.
Digital data does not deteriorate over time as paper documents do. Printed copies can be produced fast and easy any time they are needed. It is a timesaver that offers convenience for the users as well as saving money for the educational institution.
About the Author:
Loris F. Anders is an office management specialist focused on optimizing workflow processes in document management. If you would like to learn more about Alumni paper scanning solutions he recommends you check out www.docufree.com.
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