Evaluation of Electronic Document Management implementation in archives of Unimed/NE as a means of information retrieval

This article presents the relationship among information, information technology (IT) andarchives. Presents archives classification and functions. It identifies the obstacles anddifficulties to retrieve information in archives of UNIMED′S North/Northeast. Sets ElectonicDocument Management (EDM) and shows that EDM is the key to solving the problem. Jointhe stages of implementation of EDM, presents the main features of Laserfiche software andhierarchies of use. Uses as an instrument for data collection a questionnaire and concludespresenting as result the employees satisfaction with organization, decrease of documental files(paper) and easy to retrieve information after EDM implementation. Highlights the experienceof this pioneering work and suggests using it as a model project for deployment of ECM inarchives.