RAIN 060920
Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories related to
records and archives management.
 
Canterbury board won't stop bank document purge
Norwich Bulletin - Norwich,CT,USA
... request from resident Dan Kildea the board halt the possible destruction
of Town ... it is the duties of the board to insure proper protection
of town records. ...
<http://www.norwichbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060920/NEWS01/609200332/1002>
 
Rule on supporting documents is imminent
eTrucker - USA
... NPRM placed the cost of the rule over 10 years at $63.3 million, but
the American Trucking Associations argued that the proposed document retention
was overly ...
<http://www.etrucker.com/apps/news/article.asp?id=55510>
 
Preparing for Imminent Changes to Federal and State Court Rules on ...
Mondaq News Alerts (subcription) - London,UK
... A company should be prepared to provide its counsel with specific
information
regarding the company's document retention policy, the forms in which
<http://www.mondaq.com/i_article.asp_Q_articleid_E_42884>
 
New life springs from 200-year-old seeds
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
They had been brought to Britain from South Africa by a Dutch merchant
in 1803, and were found in a notebook in the National Archives. ...
<http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=29&art_id=iol115874506312S320>
 
State librarian's plans? A mystery
Bradenton Herald - FL, United States
... does. Nelson, commissioner of the Kentucky Department for Libraries
and Archives, is Kentucky's longest-serving state librarian. ...
<http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/nation/15545992.htm>
 
Tutu archives go online
MyADSL - Melville,South Africa
By Sapa, 20 September 2006. The works of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu
are being collected for an online biographical archive ...
<http://www.mybroadband.co.za/nephp/?m=show&id=4295>

 
Fine art cookbook: Ambrotypes and tintypes
Digit Magazine - London,UK
... alternative colours. Ambrotypes are underexposed glass negatives on
a black background and can often be very dark. Tintypes tend ...
<http://www.digitmag.co.uk/features/index.cfm?FeatureID=1511>
 
Last chance to look at photo collection
Bromsgrove Advertiser - Bromsgrove,UK
... The collection, scanned from a set of more than 2000 glass negatives
has been displayed around Bromsgrove over the last two years.
<http://www.bromsgroveadvertiser.co.uk/redir.php?from=ec&to=928371&l=last_chance_to_look_at_photo_collection>
 
Scientists grow plants from 200-year-old seeds
This is London - London,England,UK
... Royal Dutch Library, found 32 different species of seeds in 40 small
packets stored in a red leather-bound notebook within files held at The
National Archives. ...
<http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23367628-details/Scientists+grow+plants+from+200-year-old+seeds/article.do>
 
Judge finds Oregon city in contempt for hiding public documents
OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) — A judge ruled that Beaverton city officials deliberately
hid public records from Nike, and she held the city in contempt of court.
<http://www.oregonlive.com/newsflash/regional/index.ssf?/base/news-16/1158679456231960.xml&storylist=orlocal>
 
Fees for records in Loudon Co. questioned
Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription) - Knoxville,TN,USA
By ANN HINCH, [log in to unmask] A new fee for accessing public records in
Loudon County likely won't stand amid questions about its legality. ...
<http://www.knoxnews.com/kns/local_news/article/0,1406,KNS_347_5006201,00.html>
 
Spies Among Us? Corporate Espionage is Big Business
ABC News - USA
By BILL REDEKER. Sept. 20, 2006 — Just how far will your company go to
protect information it considers vital? The latest development ...
<http://abcnews.go.com/Business/IndustryInfo/story?id=2468980&page=1>

 
Gartner: Six Top Security Threats To IT Pros
Security Pronews - Lexington,KY,USA
... vulnerable. Spyware in general, and keyloggers in particular, pose
significant threats when used for corporate espionage. Attacks ...
<http://www.securitypronews.com/news/securitynews/spn-45-20060920GartnerSixTopSecurityThreatsToITPros.html>
 
Digital versus paper: Can you file electronic tax returns?
Computerworld New Zealand - Auckland,New Zealand
... documents. I get plenty of regular questions from people worried that
Inland Revenue won’t accept their electronic records. The ...
<http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/9EAE28E371761F4BCC2571EA00165B89>
 
State Fair sues after old coupons result in losses
Fort Worth Star Telegram - Fort Worth,TX,USA
Operators of the State Fair of Texas have accused a national records-shredding
company of negligence and fraud in its failure to destroy more than $1
million ...
<http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/state/15562912.htm>
 
Attorney General Gonzales talks up data retention
Ars Technica - Boston,MA,USA
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has voiced support for data retention
laws that would require ISPs to keep information about what consumers
are doing on the ...
<http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060920-7786.html>
 
Good records management reduces risks
Security Park - Winkfield,UK
... The more records you have stored, the more you have to search through
to find what you need. Records Management is the skill to:
<http://www.securitypark.co.uk/article.asp?articleid=25842&CategoryID=1>
 
Compliance Remains Elusive Target
Byteandswitch.com - New York,NY,USA
... company money to hire auditors and consultants and institute document
management processes ... It is central to audits of users, data-retention
policies, change and ...
<http://www.byteandswitch.com/document.asp?doc_id=104233&WT.svl=news2_1>
 
 
Peter Kurilecz CRM CA
Richmond Va