For decades, microfilm and microfiche have been indispensable tools for researchers, journalists, hospitals and archivists. There was simply no better way to minimize the storage space required to preserve old articles and data in perpetuity while simultaneously keeping them on-hand for perusal at a moment’s notice. Dependable and long-lasting, to this day microfilm and microfiche…
Learn the benefits of taking your boxes out of long-term storage and scanning the documents in them as part of your record retention strategy.
Document Scanning: Making Remote Work Easier According to an Owl Labs study, 80% of full-time workers project they will still work from home at least three times per week even after COVID-19 ends. A recent PwC survey also found 83% of workers surveyed prefer to work from home. With this growing trend, it’s important to…
Bruce Dorris, the President and CEO of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) is calling the coronavirus pandemic a “perfect storm for fraud.” An ACFE survey following the 2008 financial crisis found 80% of those surveyed believed fraud increases in times of economic stress. Even before the coronavirus pandemic triggered the recession, companies were…
UKG, the global leader in Human Capital Management, payroll, human resource service delivery, and workforce management, relies on MetaSource, LLC as a document scanning partner. Since 2013, MetaSource has scanned millions of documents for UKG clients nationwide. Here’s a little history on the partnership and why UKG chooses MetaSource as their document scanning partner in…
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What is document scanning? Document scanning is the conversion of paper documents into digital files. It’s a process many companies do with multifunction copiers, office supply stores, and even cell phone cameras. Unfortunately, when you’re converting a lot of documents, or converting documents that require secure document scanning, those DIY scanning methods start to fall…
Handwritten Notebooks Can Hold Priceless Raw Data Over the past several decades, research in the pharmaceutical, biotech, and academic fields has been largely recorded by hand. Handwritten note taking is a legacy practice in scientific research, and continues in spite of all of the advances in data management and digital recording devices over the years….
You recently decided to go digital and end your company’s reliance on paper. You’ve already done some homework – you know the benefits, have performed some initial due diligence, and have drafted a preliminary blueprint of your digital journey. The decision is made, so let’s get started! Easy, right? Truth is, deciding to go paperless…
How to Choose the Right Lab Notebook Scanning Solution Managing notes and raw data throughout an R&D program is a daunting but critical responsibility. R&D data can take many forms: spreadsheets, memos, experimental write-ups, drawings, specialty documents like ECGs, and most commonly, handwritten lab notebooks. Whatever the form, it’s your intellectual property (IP) and it’s…