About Standards
AIIM's Standards Program develops and promotes high
quality Enterprise Content Management (ECM) standards, recommended practices,
technical reports, and industry specifications to support interoperability
interchangeability, and the global enterprise.
AIIM is the official Standards Development Organization
(SDO) for Enterprise Content Management standards authorized by ANSI. It is the
goal of the AIIM Standards Program to support and represent the U.S. interests
at the ISO level.
Through its involvement in the development of PDF,
Portable Document Format, standards, AIIM is becoming the leading authority in
PDF standards.
AIIM Standards serve as a means of:
- Promoting interchangeability and quality control of products;
- Eliminating misunderstandings or confusion between manufacturers and users with respect to products for which standards are adopted;
- Advancing the growth of the industry;
- Benefiting the public health, safety, and welfare; and
- Facilitating domestic and internationl trade,
communication and understanding.
The scope of areas of work undertaken by AIIM's
standards committees is the standardization of terminology, definitions, sizes,
formats, quality, methods of measurement, apparatuses and procedures for the
production, use, and storage and retrieveal of structured and unstructured
content (documents) and related source data and processes related to enterprise
content management.
2007 Version! You must purchase for $0 (FREE) this document to download it.
AIIM Recommended Practice (ARP1-2007), Analysis, Selection, and Implementation Guidelines Associated with Electronic Document Management Systems (EDMS)
(PDF 1.3 MB)
New!Visit the PDF Expert Corner, a community for PDF users and developers.
Interested in PDF/Archive, register for a public course or take a web-based course to learn about PDF/A and how it can help your organization - Visit AIIM Special Programs to register.
AIIM Best Practices
In a recent survey of our membership, we found that our members truly value Best Practices. Click here for more information on AIIM Best Practices.
Interoperable Standards Roadmap
The iECM Committee is compiling a list of interoperability standards that may be considered as a part of the ECM interoperability framework used to enable information sharing across organizational and system boundaries. If you know of a standard that should be included in the roadmap, please provide the information by submitting it to iECM Roadmap Survey.
Check-out and Register - AIIM Standards Watch Blog
The new AIIM Standards Watch Blog will provide quick information about numerous standards and standards related issues.
Purchase and Download AIIM Standards
As a benefit to AIIM Professional members, some AIIM Standards are now available for FREE download, Click Here. Additional standards will be added, so check back often.
How do I get involved?
Contact:
Betsy Fanning, Director, AIIM Standards Program
301-755-2682
bfanning@aiim.org
Ebony A. Dowtin, Program Coordinator
301-755-2664
edowtin@aiim.org
You may also want to participate in our Standards Focus Group which meets on a periodic
basis.