RAIN (Records/Archives In the News) is a daily compilation of news stories from around the world.
LOCAL oral history projects keep tape recorders rolling
Sacramento Bee - Sacramento,CA,USA
... "People are too lazy to write things down.". The city-county archive
has 1,000 to 1,500 oral histories in its collection, he said. ...
<http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/story/11642769p-12531977c.html>
HISTORIC society and local library team up to make local history ...
Yardley News - Morrisville,PA,USA
... Adorning the walls above the exhibit case are original deeds from the
historic Slate ... measures to preserve a number of 18th and 19th century
documents now in ...
<http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1683&dept_id=40877&newsid=13688164&PAG=461&rfi=9>
CIRCUIT Court clerks disappointed that more staffing seems ...
Virginian Pilot - Norfolk,VA,USA
... Mitchell's staff is four weeks behind in filing deeds. ... Her clerk's
office is the second-busiest in the state. Only Fairfax County processes
more documents. ...
<http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=80142&ran=73006>
DESTROY 50 CDs/DVDs with One Button with 'Data Destroyer Office ...
mysan.de (Pressemitteilung) - Heidelberg,Germany
... the product's built-in motor feeds each disc into a special destruction
slot on ... For more information, visit http://www.norazza.com/ or email
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<http://www.mysan.de/international/article21159.html>
CITY departments take day to clear clutter
News Journal - Longview,TX,USA
... Taking a day or two to go through files and purge ... a time periodically
for us to clean up our records.". McCaleb said no historical documents
would be thrown away ...
<http://www.news-journal.com/news/content/news/stories/2005/01/06/20050106LNJcity_papers.html>
WHEN it rains, it leaks
Verde Valley Online - Sedona,AZ,USA
... in that room were old legal files, old blueprints ... the town to restore
any original documents that were ... are god when it comes to saving records,"
Barber said. ...
<http://www.sedonaverdevalley.com/VERDEVALLEYNEWS/myarticles.asp?P=1062431&S=385&PubID=13565>
FORMER Oakland University library dean chosen to direct Ford ...
Detroit Free Press - Detroit,MI,USA
... John W. Carlin, archivist of the United States -- whose office, the
National Archives and Records Administration, oversees the nation's 11
presidential ...
<http://www.freep.com/news/statewire/sw109658_20050106.htm>
PUBLIC records must be open
Clarksville Leaf Chronicle - Clarksville,TN,USA
... She also said the 1974 Open Records Law states that the legislative
and judicial branches of government were not covered by the measure. ...
<http://www.theleafchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050106/OPINION01/501060330/1014>
MANASSAS school superintendent explains FOIA
Potomac News (subscription) - Woodbridge,VA,USA
By TORY N. PARRISH. The Manassas City Public Schools administration is
attempting to clear the air amid School Board members' accusations of
wrongdoing. ...
<http://www.potomacnews.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WPN%2FMGArticle%2FWPN_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031780046451&path=>
GOING Digital on the Cheap
Deutsche Welle - Germany
... Now, another entrepreneur has followed suit and suggested going online
with Germany's entire cultural archives, pooled from some 12,000 libraries,
literary ...
<http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,1564,1450530,00.html>
COURT officials meet on records, Web
Bradenton Herald - Bradenton,FL,USA
... court records, including electronic filings and records creation, case
management systems, access policies, fees and records retention and destruction.
...
<http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/local/10576012.htm>
WHAT'S in a name? Plenty when it comes to Michigan roadways
Lansing State Journal - Lansing,MI,USA
... Barnett, a retired state archivist from Delta Township, combed documents
from around the state to compile stories of 250 road names. ...
<http://www.lsj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050106/THINGS0108/501060322/1055/news>
DIDIER Named Director of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library ...
U.S. Newswire (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
... the United States John W. Carlin announced today the selection of Dr.
Elaine K. Didier as the new Director of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential
Library and Museum ...
<http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=41295>
25,000 pages of Reagan's personal papers open to public
San Jose Mercury News (subscription) - San Jose,CA,USA
... including speeches, radio scripts and articles he wrote in the 1960s
and 1970s, are now available for public review at the Ronald Reagan Presidential
Library. ...
<http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/northern_california/10582296.htm>
PRIVATE information to be stored on cards issued by health bureau
Taipei Journal - Taipei,Taiwan
... The bureau has allowed people to keep parallel medical records on both
paper and IC cards during the three-month transition period, but starting
March 1, all ...
<http://publish.gio.gov.tw/FCJ/current/05010722.html>
'SLUGGER' tips his cap
Phillips Bee - Phillips,WI,USA
... carbon paper. "It's all computers now," he said as he leafed through
125 years of yellowed county records. Cvengros also recalled ...
<http://www.phillipswi.com/placed/index.php?sect_rank=1&story_id=190815>
MOVIE from Duke archives added to film registry
Durham Herald Sun - Durham,NC,USA
DURHAM -- A 1941 movie from Duke University's film archives that shows
a ... to be historic documents," said Karen Glynn, the visual materials
archivist in Duke's ...
<http://www.herald-sun.com/durham/4-562349.html>
ALA. Judge Rules Crime Reports Are Public Documents, Usually
Editor & Publisher - New York,NY,USA
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) A judge has ruled the front page of crime or incident
reports is generally a public document, but he also ...
<http://www.mediainfo.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000747810>
UT Tyler presents award to Tyler Police Department
East Texas Review - Longview,TX,USA
... Department recently received an award Thursday for continued compliance
with the Texas Public Information Act, which guarantees access to public
documents. ...
<http://www.easttexasreview.com/story.htm?StoryID=2241>
AP via Yahoo! News, Thu, 06 Jan 2005 1:51 PM PST
HealthSouth Fighting Subpoenas From Ex-CEO http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050106/ap_on_bi_ge/healthsouth_scrushy_5
Fired HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy wants his former employer to turn over years of financial records, personnel information and news releases on the eve of his trial on corporate fraud charges —; a request the company objected to Thursday as unreasonable.
Guardian Unlimited, Wed, 05 Jan 2005 4:11 PM PST
Second sight http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/comment/story/0,12449,1383715,00.html
I heard a great phrase on the radio a few days ago. There was a discussion about the accelerated shredding of government documents ahead of the introduction of the Freedom of Information Act last week after some departments allegedly doubled the amount of shredding going on.
BBC News, Wed, 05 Jan 2005 7:06 AM PST
Serbia losing its cinema history http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/2/hi/europe/4144783.stm
A unique state film archive is rotting away in Belgrade because of neglect and a lack of funds.
Duke University, Wed, 05 Jan 2005 12:05 PM PST
Film In Duke Collection Named To National Film Registry http://www.dukenews.duke.edu/news/waters_0105.html
Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2005 | DURHAM, N.C. -- A 1941 movie from Duke University’s film archives that shows a slice of daily life in Kannapolis, N.C., has been added too an elite list of historically important cinema.
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Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
Richmond, Va
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