I often read technical journals and information management publications in print, as well as web-based articles or white papers. I enjoy educating myself and staying up to date on the latest information management information. I feel that for my rhetorical essay it is best to stick to what I know and am familiar with. The article I chose to write about comes from the January/February 2014 issue of Information Management, an ARMA publication. Addresses current issues of email management and storage. Most organizations, civil and government struggle with the issue of email archiving and retention. In an ideal world, the organization would like to limit the amount of emails and email retention duration to a general time period, 3 years, 5 years, 7 years, 10 years, or more for specific records. While uniform retention periods are a goal and objective for many organizations, they are not very realistic for most government entities. William Saffady begins his article “Taking Control of E-Mail with Uniform Retention Rules” by questioning the practicality of scheduled retention periods for managing email and electronic communications. Recommends an alternative system for managing email messages by adopting uniform retention rules. Saffady is currently a professor at the Palmer School of Library and Information Science, Long Island University in New Your City, where he teaches courses on information management topics. He is definitely an expert in his field and more than qualified in his assessment of email management. While Dr. Saffady is well qualified to express his opinion and make recommendations, I disagree with him as…half of the document…Currently Cook County, where I work, has over 20,000 employees. Managing email for 20,000 employees is a huge task but one that must be taken seriously. References Arizona State Library of Archives and Public Records. (n.d.). "Guidelines for the management of public documents sent and received by email". http://www.azlibrary.gov/records/GuidanceAndRelatedResources/GuidelinesForManagingPublicRecordsSentAndReceivedViaElectronicMail.aspxLive Office: Your archiving experts. (July 2010). “Best Practices Guide to Email Retention.” Retrieved March 11, 2014, from http://www.liveoffice.com/sites/default/files/whitepapers/Best_Practices_Guide_for_Email_Retention_0.pdfSaffady, William, PhD., (2014) “Taking Control of E-Mail with Uniform Retention Rules” , Information Management, ARMA International Publication, Volume 48, No. 1, 20-26