RAIN (Records/Archives In the News) is a daily compilation of news 
stories from around the world.

SHEDDING light on life in 1861 - online
Norfolk Roots - Norwich,UK
... They are among the latest batch of county records for that year to
be made available electronically, with the final 15 counties to be added
within a fortnight. ...
<http://www.norfolkroots24.co.uk/story.aspx?brand=NRTOnline&category=News&tBrand=nrtOnline&tCategory=homepage&itemid=NOED19%20Jul%202005%2010%3A36%3A13%3A093>

BREDESEN keeps harassment files closed
The Tennessean - Nashville,TN,USA
... Three of the files were completely empty. ... On Friday, Bredesen 
put
a stop to the shredding of notes in these cases, but by then the 
shredding
and secrecy had ...
<http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050719/NEWS0201/507190338/1001/NEWS>

NARA'S e-records project on track for August award, GAO says
GCN.com - USA
or Lockheed Martin Corp. will run the next-generation Electronic Records
Archive system, according to the Government Accountability Office. ...
<http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/36418-1.html>

ABC begins digital archive conquest
Computerworld Australia - Australia
... The scale of the project is likely to set an Australian precedent 
for
digital storage as Spark estimates the digital archive will grow, 
without
allowing for ...
<http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;115161695;fp;16;fpid;0>

FIGHTING Data Theft
Line 56 News - USA
... include BJs Wholesale Club, Polo Ralph Lauren, Bank of America, 
Citibank,
DSW Shoe ... exploited was different, ranging from misplaced backup 
tapes
and unpatched ...
<http://www.line56.com/articles/default.asp?ArticleID=6727>


GST Says 25 Percent of iSeries Tape Restores Fail
IT Jungle - New York,NY,USA
... With the recent rash of lost backup tapes by CitiGroup and Bank of
America grabbing headlines, GST understands that some OS/400 shops may
be hesitant to send ...
<http://www.itjungle.com/fhs/fhs071905-story01.html>

STOPPING ID theft spurs new industry
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
... large financial institutions such as Wells Fargo, AAA of Arizona 
and Bank of America. ... To prevent future theft, it will no longer 
keep backup tapes of customer ...
<http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/business/articles/0719idtheft19.html>

Sydney Morning Herald, Mon, 18 Jul 2005 2:12 PM PDT
Pan boss accused of ordering cover-up
<<http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2005/07/18/1121538918399.html>>
"Just do it." The order to alter Pan Pharmaceuticals' computer records
came from the company's owner, Jim Selim. His information technology 
manager,
Karl Brooks, said Selim wanted to render the records inaccessible while 
authorities
were investigating faulty travel sickness drugs.

Seattle Times, Tue, 19 Jul 2005 0:28 AM PDT
King County court-records system still down
<<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002389070_courtrecords19m.html?syndication=rss>>
It's going to take at least another week before court records that are 
stored electronically at King County Superior courthouses in Seattle...

TOWN office interns dig through files from the past
Nashua Telegraph - Nashua,NH,USA
... The town's electronic files date back only to the last tax map 
update
in 2003. Everything before that is on paper. Finding those older records
is one of the ...
<http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050719/NEWS01/107190070/-1/news01>

IMPROVE but don't subtract from site on court records
Janesville Gazette - Janesville,WI,USA
... files. The site also saves having to pay companies that peddle such
information for profit. Anytime someone suggests undercutting 
Wisconsin's
Open Records Law ...
<http://www.gazetteextra.com/edit_ccap071905.asp>

CITY, schools can vie for presidential library
Denton Record Chronicle (subscription) - Denton,TX,USA
... Arlington, Southern Methodist University and Baylor University have
received letters requesting proposals for a George W. Bush presidential
library and museum. ...
<http://www.dentonrc.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D8BE8U801.html>

DATA broker ChoicePoint works to regain trust after breach
Access North Georgia - Gainesville,GA,USA
The media scrutiny that surrounded ChoicePoint Inc. after ... Chicago.
He added, "I don't think there's any evidence ChoicePoint broke the law.
...
<http://www.accessnorthga.com/news/ap_newfullstory.asp?ID=62947>

SAVING 'stuff' 101
Christian Science Monitor - USA
... They include white gloves for handling papers and objects, archival
boxes for storing papers, acid-free tissue paper, cotton swabs, pest 
traps,lint-free cloths ...
<http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0720/p12s02-lihc.html>

THINKING Outside the Icebox on DNA Storage
Scientist - UK
... Half of those weren't labeled well.". The storage problem can be 
particularly pressing for labs engaged in large-scale, archival work. 
...
<http://www.the-scientist.com/2005/7/18/28/1>

GUIDANCE on privacy and transparency in EU information requests
Out-Law.com - London,England,UK
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) last week published 
guidelines for EU officials faced with requests for access to public 
documents that contain ...
<http://www.out-law.com/page-5919>

EARLY Google Investors Mine For More Gold At Zazzle
InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USA
... Zazzle's library also includes historical images from The Library 
of Congress, the California State Library, the Boston Public Library, 
the Linda Hall Library ...
<http://informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=166400356>




Peter A. Kurilecz
Richmond, Va
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