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From Whence They Came
03/29/05
USC Libraries lends rare court documents – dating back to 1602 and
detailing the
rich history of a vast British estate – to a village of 600 residents
in rural England.
<http://www.usc.edu/uscnews/stories/11141.html>
Denver Post, Thu, 19 May 2005 1:54 AM PDT
Nazi history on parade, on 16mm http://www.denverpost.com/ci_2744492?rss
For years, the aging film was just another home movie Duane Thomp son
Jr.'s father would show on an old projector. As the black-and-white film
opens with a sign proclaiming 1938, a procession makes its way through
an old German
town, banners and flags flowing.
BBC News, Wed, 18 May 2005 9:25 AM PDT
Burton papers given to university
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/south_west/4559223.stm
Richard Burton's widow donates his personal papers and other effects to
Swansea University.
Guardian Unlimited, Wed, 18 May 2005 8:38 AM PDT
Burton letters donated to Swansea
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Education/higher/news/story/0,9830,1486808,00.html?gusrc=rss
Education: Private collection of Richard Burtonʼs diaries, letters and
books donated to Swansea University.
Guardian Unlimited, Wed, 18 May 2005 8:34 AM PDT
Burton letters donated to Swansea
http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/artsandhumanities/story/0,12241,1486809,00.html
A private collection of diaries, letters and books belonging to the
actor Richard Burton was today donated to the University of Wales
Swansea,
which will house the collection in a special research centre across the
bay from
Burton's Port Talbot home.
ELECTRONIC Records Save Hassle on Monday Mornings
Genetic Engineering News - Larchmont,NY,USA
... "That may surprise many doctors who are reluctant to go to
electronic
records because they think it will restrict their individual working
methods.
...
<http://www.genengnews.com/news/bnitem.aspx?name=532388XSL_NEWSML_TO_NEWSML_WEB.xml>
Daily Record
Thu, 19 May 2005 12:37 PM PDT
Morris gets $1.4M to preserve historic records
http://www.dailyrecord.com/midday/midday1-update0519.htm
Morris County will get $1.4 million to begin a program to preserve
public records, including historic records now stored in local
warehouse.
Myrtle Beach Online, Thu, 19 May 2005 0:22 AM PDT
Bill of Rights ownership reweighed
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/news/local/11683089.htm
RALEIGH, N.C. - The fight over ownership of North Carolina's long-lost
original copy of the Bill of Rights was back before a federal judge
trying first
to decide who should have temporary ownership.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, Thu, 19 May 2005 2:06 AM PDT
Purge Those Files: Tips on What Records to Keep and What to Shred to
Avoid Identity Theft
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050519/nyfnsm01.html?.v=2
Is your file cabinet bulging with another year's worth of tax documents?
AP via Yahoo! News, Wed, 18 May 2005 5:33 PM PDT
Mormon Records Aid Medical Understanding
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050519/ap_on_he_me/genes_and_drugs_3
Scientists plan to link the Mormon church's vast genealogical records
with millions of medical files to create a database that may help
unravel
the genetics of certain diseases and disorders, University of Utah
researchers said Wednesday.
THE National Archives Place 1861 Census Online
Managing Information - UK
The National Archives in Kew has unveiled the complete name, birthplace
and occupation of residents across all 52 counties of England and Wales
in 1861. ...
<http://www.managinginformation.com/news/content_show_full.php?id=3856>
ARCHIVED secrets of 1861 revealed
Web User - London,UK
Family historians can now trace the life of a person over five
consecutive
decades, after the National Archives launched the 1861 national census
online. ...
<http://www.webuser.co.uk/news/news.php?id=64135>
CENSUS offers snapshot of 1861 life
This is London - London,England,UK
A colourful snapshot of Victorian times was disclosed for the first time
by the National Archives. The Census of 1861, available ...
<http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/articles/PA_NEWA16841071116417803A00?source=PA%20Feed>
NATIONAL Archives wants more information on tsunami
MCOT - Bangkok,Thailand
PHUKET, May 19 (TNA) -- The Office of National Archives plan to discuss
ways to gather more information on the affect of December's tsunami on
the country ...
<http://www.mcot.org/query.php?nid=38620>
PARK artifacts get new home in $7.3 million center
Billings Gazette - Billings,MT,USA
... opened the doors to the Heritage and Research Center, a
32,000-square-foot
building that houses the park's research library, archives, museum
collections
...
<http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/05/19/build/state/25-center.inc>
DUE Diligence 101 Or What You Do Not Know Can Kill You!
WebProNews - Lexington,KY,USA
... complete. It is impossible for the staff or the owner to change the
computer records. The information can only be deleted. Again ...
<http://www.webpronews.com/ebusiness/professionaldevelopment/wpn-11-20050519DueDiligence101OrWhatYouDoNotKnowCanKillYou.html>
MEMO to Transportation employees requires records destruction
Kentucky.com - Lexington,KY,USA
FRANKFORT, Ky. - A draft memo to Transportation Cabinet employees sought
to prohibit their release of "confidential or sensitive ...
<http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/local/11688664.htm>
New York Times
Personal Data for the Taking
By TOM ZELLER Jr.
Published: May 18, 2005
Senator Ted Stevens wanted to know just how much the
Internet had turned private lives into open books. So
the senator, a Republican from Alaska and the chairman of
the Senate Commerce Committee, instructed his staff to
steal his identity.
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/18/technology/18data.html?>
AIIM Recognizes Outstanding Achievement and Significant ...
Market Wire (press release) - USA
... designation and the Document Imaging Laureate. John Breeden, Records
Manager, Virginia Dept. of Transportation. John has been an active ...
<http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=86696>
MORMON Records Aid Medical Understanding
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA
... will connect records ranging from driver's license data to birth and
death certificates with detailed medical records and ancestry
information.
...
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/18/AR2005051801702.html>
CLOSING open records is a bad move
News-Leader.com - Springfield,MO,USA
... shame. The bill changes the status of complaints filed with the
state
Department of Insurance from open records to closed records. ...
<http://springfield.news-leader.com/opinions/ourview/20050519-Closingopenreco.html>
PANELISTS Field Barrage of Questions on PDF/A
PDFzone.com - USA
... of marketing at Captaris Inc.; Bette Fugitt, chief of records
management,
applications ... functionality, so there will be no opportunity to
delete
anything within ...
<http://www.pdfzone.com/article2/0,1759,1817897,00.asp>
BURTON papers to be given to university
999 Today - UK
Burton's widow Sally has chosen the university to host an archive of her
husband's papers, to be cared for permanently by a
professionally-qualified
archivist. ...
<http://www.999today.com/arts/story/1210.html>
CARLIN to teach at Kansas State
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
... in 1982. President Bill Clinton, a friend of Carlin's from their
days
as governors, appointed Carlin archivist in 1995. Carlin ...
<http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/11681339.htm>
EMBRACING system compliance before it's too late
SearchDomino.com - USA
Lax e-mail and document retention policies, unsecured servers or
inadequate
backup plans can land an administrator in the unemployment line, on the
witness ...
<http://searchdomino.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid4_gci1089902,00.html>
Peter A. Kurilecz
Richmond, Va
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