Document imaging is the conversion of paper documents to electronic images for use in an imaging retrieval system.
Examples of imaging projects include:
- Capturing signature cards
- Archiving corporate meeting minute books
- Scanning engineering/architectural drawings and project notebooks
- Medical records
- Lab notebooks
- Marketing information
- Accounting files
- Business archives
- Data entry substitution
The key to scanning business documents depends on the need for fast and accurate retrieval. Sharing documents between users or offices makes an excellent case for a centralized electronic repository.
Document imaging tasks consist of:
See also: Forms Processing for input processes and On-Line Collaboration for retrieval options.
