We have talked a little on this list about related topics, but I figured I would ask people's opinions outright.
I have about 3 cubic meters of assorted paper documents -- and by assorted I mean both unsorted into categories, but also of various types. For example, there are papers that are unimportant that should be set aside for disposal. There are papers of mild interest that should be kept if possible (in a digital form, as their physical presence has no value beyond the contained information, and negative value in space taken up and mental clutter added). There are documents that should be digitized, but cannot be disposed of as their physical form is important to their existence (certificates for instance). Some of the information in the documents is sensitive, and since it is mixed in, the whole pile should be treated as such (although there is not nothing that could not be shown to a well-trusted entity). And the papers are not all of the same size or stock; some of them are loose, some pamphlets, brochures, or even slim books. Once they are digitized they will also need to be semanticized and related to one another to start to make sense of it. So, how should I go about this? Would mechanisation of some form help? Can this even reasonably be done by one person? -Arlo James Barnes
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